Historic Bridges of the U.S. | State Street Bridge

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Overview

The State Street Bridge is also known as the Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge.

Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007

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South Face of Bridge

Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007

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Deck View (Looking North)

Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007

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Bridge Plaques

Photo taken by James McCray in August 2007

Overview: Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on State Street in Chicago
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949
Design: Bascule Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 245.0 ft.
Total length: 307.0 ft.
Deck width: 71.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.88806, -87.62778 (decimal degrees)
41°53'17" N, 87°37'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/447917/4637537 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Chicago Loop
Inventory numbers: IL 016-6048 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15169 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 67.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 10,700

State Street Bridge

Posted September 8, 2007, by Tom Staley (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2007