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WEST CHICAGO AVE over I-96

Map 

Coordinates:
+42.36760, -83.13989
42°22'03" N, 83°08'24" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:WEST CHICAGO AVE over I-96
Structure number:82182123000S290
Location:IN DETROIT
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:86.9 ft. [26.5 m]
Total length:173.9 ft. [53.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:59.1 ft. [18.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:62.3 ft. [19.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:14.8 ft. [4.5 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:2001
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:2
Main spans material:Prestressed concrete [5]
Main spans design:Box beam or girders - Multiple [05]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:11,970 [as of 2000]
Truck traffic:1% 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:99.7 tons [90.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:59.8 tons [54.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:94.2

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:17,970 [as of 1970]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Critical [2 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Serious [3 out of 9]
Pier/abutment protection:Navigation protection not required [1]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inventory rating:63.0 tons [57.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:25.8
Recommended work:Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. [37]

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:17,970 [as of 1970]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Pier/abutment protection:Navigation protection not required [1]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Inventory rating:62.4 tons [56.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:80.7
Recommended work:Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. [37]