WESTERN AV/31ST over SANITARY&SHIP CANAL

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Facts 

Name:	WESTERN AV/31ST over SANITARY&SHIP CANAL
Structure number:	000016605623164
Location:	3100 S WESTERN AVE
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	108.9 ft. [33.2 m]
Total length:	295.0 ft. [89.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	107.3 ft. [32.7 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	145.3 ft. [44.3 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.1 ft. [4.9 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	22.0 ft. [6.7 m]
Skew angle:	12°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1940
Year reconstructed:	1942
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Movable - Lift [15]
Deck type:	Open Grating [3]
Wearing surface:	Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	43,100 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:	15% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 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]
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]
Sufficiency rating:	78.0

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	24,200 [as of 1998]
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 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:	48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	78.0

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	30,000 [as of 1990]
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 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 and functioning [2]
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]
Sufficiency rating:	89.0

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