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WACKER DRIVE over LOWER LVL WACKER DR

Map 

Coordinates:
+41.88785, -87.62044
41°53'16" N, 87°37'14" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:WACKER DRIVE over LOWER LVL WACKER DR
Structure number:000016613826652
Location:MICHIGAN TO RANDOLPH
Purpose:Carries highway over highway
Route classification:Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:44.0 ft. [13.4 m]
Total length:4095.3 ft. [1248.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:71.9 ft. [21.9 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:113.9 ft. [34.7 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:12.1 ft. [3.7 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1926
Year reconstructed:2002
Historic significance:Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [2]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:99
Main spans material:Prestressed concrete continuous [6]
Main spans design:Slab [01]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:36,300 [as of 2002]
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]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:59.4 tons [54.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:90.1
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$213,500,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, would be posted or closed except for temporary shoring [D]
Average daily traffic:36,300 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Serious [3 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Critical [2 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Critical [2 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:21.8 tons [19.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:12.9 tons [11.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$213,500,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:94.0