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CANAL ST over UNION STATION

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Coordinates:
+41.87885, -87.63958
41°52'44" N, 87°38'22" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:CANAL ST over UNION STATION
Structure number:000016651531098
Location:500W.& 200S.TO 300S.
Route classification:Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:42.7 ft. [13.0 m]
Total length:396.7 ft. [120.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:62.0 ft. [18.9 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:100.1 ft. [30.5 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1926
Year reconstructed:1983
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:13
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:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:10,400 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:16% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:31.7 tons [28.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:23.8 tons [21.6 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:55.5
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$3,747,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:12,000 [as of 1986]
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 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:68.0
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$3,747,000