FOSTER AVE over N BR CHI RIV CENTER

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Facts 

Name:	FOSTER AVE over N BR CHI RIV CENTER
Structure number:	000016024904011
Location:	0.1 M E PULASKI RD
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	49.9 ft. [15.2 m]
Total length:	101.7 ft. [31.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	47.9 ft. [14.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	67.9 ft. [20.7 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1933
Year reconstructed:	1985
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 [4]
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel continuous [4]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	19,800 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:	12% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:	77.2 tons [70.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	46.5 tons [42.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	73.8
Recommended work:	Bridge deck rehabilitation with only incidental widening. [36]
Estimated cost of work:	$587,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	26,300 [as of 1998]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:	77.2 tons [70.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	46.5 tons [42.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	71.5
Recommended work:	Bridge deck rehabilitation with only incidental widening. [36]
Estimated cost of work:	$587,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	28,100 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	77.2 tons [70.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	46.5 tons [42.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	70.1
Recommended work:	Bridge deck rehabilitation with only incidental widening. [36]
Estimated cost of work:	$587,000

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