JACKSON BOULEVARD over UNION ST TRKS

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Facts 

Name:	JACKSON BOULEVARD over UNION ST TRKS
Structure number:	000016626327278
Location:	CHGO RIV TO CANAL ST
Purpose:	Carries highway over railroad
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:	51.8 ft. [15.8 m]
Total length:	333.0 ft. [101.5 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	38.1 ft. [11.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	69.2 ft. [21.1 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	17.1 ft. [5.2 m]
Owner:	Railroad [27]
Year built:	1923
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Number of main spans:	9
Main spans material:	Steel [3]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Bridge closed to all traffic [K]
Average daily traffic:	8,900 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:	14% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Serious [3 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	37.6 tons [34.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	22.8 tons [20.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	34.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,047,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	6,600 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:	48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	47.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,047,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	6,600 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 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:	66.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,047,000

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