FRANKLIN-ORLEANS S over MAIN BR CHICAGO RIV

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Coordinates:
+41.88763, -87.63607
41°53'15" N, 87°38'10" 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:	19.0 ft. `[5.8 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]`
Operating rating:	54.1 tons `[49.2 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	36.0 tons `[32.7 metric tons]`
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	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
October 2016	49.0	Poor	Good	Poor	Poor	SD	15800
October 2014	49.0	Poor	Good	Poor	Poor	SD	15800
December 2012	65.0	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	FO	15800
December 2010	76.0	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	-	15800
October 2008	76.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	17000
October 2006	76.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	17000
September 2004	76.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	19609
December 2002	73.8	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	19609
August 1999	46.8	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	SD	19600
August 1997	46.8	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	SD	19600
August 1995	46.8	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	SD	19600
August 1993	46.8	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	SD	19600
September 1990	62.8	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair	FO	19600