TORRENCE AVE over CALUMET RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	TORRENCE AVE over CALUMET RIVER
Structure number:	000016605026646
Location:	12440 S TORRENCE AVE
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	275.9 ft. [84.1 m]
Total length:	497.1 ft. [151.5 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	44.0 ft. [13.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	65.9 ft. [20.1 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	18.0 ft. [5.5 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	24.0 ft. [7.3 m]
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1938
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Main span material:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Movable - Lift [15]
Deck type:	Closed Grating [4]
Wearing surface:	Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	10,300 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	40.6 tons [36.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	29.7 tons [27.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	31.2
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,952,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	16,600 [as of 1998]
Deck condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	46.8
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,952,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	14,900 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 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]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	54.6
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,952,000

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