WEBSTER AVE over N BR CHICAGO RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	WEBSTER AVE over N BR CHICAGO RIVER
Structure number:	000016605726648
Location:	1600 W WEBSTER P3C
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:	189.0 ft. [57.6 m]
Total length:	287.1 ft. [87.5 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	36.1 ft. [11.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	60.0 ft. [18.3 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	15.7 ft. [4.8 m]
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1916
Year reconstructed:	1993
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 - Bascule [16]
Deck type:	Open Grating [3]
Wearing surface:	Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,509 [as of 2002]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 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:	41.6 tons [37.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	43.7

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	1,009 [as of 1998]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 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:	98.0 tons [89.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	98.0 tons [89.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	48.9

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 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:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	63.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,440,000

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