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CENTRAL AVE over N BR CHICAGO RIVER

Map 

Coordinates:
+41.99016, -87.76600
41°59'25" N, 87°45'58" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:CENTRAL AVE over N BR CHICAGO RIVER
Structure number:000016260531496
Location:0.4 M S US 14
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Total length:114.2 ft. [34.8 m]
Roadway width between curbs:47.9 ft. [14.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:61.0 ft. [18.6 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1993
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Number of main spans:2
Main spans material:Prestressed concrete continuous [6]
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:22,700 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:62.4 tons [56.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:37.6 tons [34.2 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:81.0

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:18,200 [as of 1998]
Deck condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:62.4 tons [56.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:37.6 tons [34.2 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:81.0