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S CANAL ST over BNSF RR

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Coordinates:
+41.86111, -87.63905
41°51'40" N, 87°38'21" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:S CANAL ST over BNSF RR
Structure number:000016628327293
Location:1600 S & 500 W
Purpose:Carries highway over railroad
Route classification:Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:43.0 ft. [13.1 m]
Total length:237.5 ft. [72.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:56.1 ft. [17.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:80.1 ft. [24.4 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:13.1 ft. [4.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:18.0 ft. [5.5 m]
Skew angle:62°
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1930
Year reconstructed:2006
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:7
Main spans material:Prestressed concrete continuous [6]
Main spans design:Slab [01]
Deck type:Other [9]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:16,100 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:11% of total traffic
Deck condition:Excellent [9 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Excellent [9 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 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]
Sufficiency rating:90.0
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$2,745,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:27,009 [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:60.0
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$2,745,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:27,009 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 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:78.0
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$2,745,000