FRANKLIN-ORLEANS S over MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV

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Coordinates:
+41.88791, -87.63628
41°53'16" N, 87°38'11" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	FRANKLIN-ORLEANS S over MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV
Structure number:	016602000000000
Old structure number:	000016602027330 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	302 N. FRANKLIN ST.
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) `[17]`
Length of largest span:	252.0 ft. `[76.8 m]`
Total length:	319.9 ft. `[97.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	38.1 ft. `[11.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	58.1 ft. `[17.7 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1920
Year reconstructed:	2002
Historic significance:	Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[3]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule `[16]`
Deck type:	Closed Grating `[4]`
Wearing surface:	Other `[9]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	15,800 `[as of 2010]`
Truck traffic:	12% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Channel protection:	There are no noticeable or noteworthy deficiencies which affect the condition of the channel. `[9]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place but in a deteriorated condition `[3]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	49.0
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$1,605,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2016	Poor	Good	Poor	Poor	15800	49.0
October 2014	Poor	Good	Poor	Poor	15800	49.0
December 2012	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	15800	65.0
December 2010	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	15800	76.0
October 2008	Good	Good	Good	Good	17000	76.0
October 2006	Good	Good	Good	Good	17000	76.0
September 2004	Good	Good	Good	Good	19609	76.0
December 2002	Good	Good	Good	Good	19609	73.8
August 1999	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	19600	46.8
August 1997	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	19600	46.8
August 1995	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	19600	46.8
August 1993	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	19600	46.8
September 1990	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	19600	62.8