Jackson Boulevard Bridge

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Jackson Boulevard Bridge
South Branch Chicago River 2023h.jpg
The bridge in 2023
Coordinates 41°52′41″N87°38′16″W / 41.87807°N 87.63770°W / 41.87807; -87.63770
CarriesPedestrians, bicycles, motor vehicles
CrossesSouth Branch of the Chicago River
Locale Chicago Loop
Named for Andrew Jackson, after the street on which it resides [1]
Owner City of Chicago
Maintained by Chicago Department of Transportation
NBI number16602627329
Preceded by Adams Street Bridge
Followed by Van Buren Street Bridge
Characteristics
DesignDouble-leaf bascule bridge
Material Steel
Total length273 feet (83 m)
Width64 feet (20 m)
Longest span202 feet (62 m)
No. of spans1 main & 3 approach
Clearance below 15.74 feet (4.80 m)
No. of lanes 3 (one-way eastbound)
History
Engineering design by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company
Constructed by
Construction end1915
Construction cost$400,600 [2]
Opened29 January 1916
Rebuilt1993
Replaces1888 swing bridge
Statistics
Daily traffic
  • 6900 vehicles per day (2014) [3]
  • 22,280 pedestrians per day (1999) [2]
Location
Jackson Boulevard Bridge
References
historicbridges.org [4]

The Jackson Boulevard Bridge is a Pratt deck truss, fixed-trunnion, bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River at Jackson Boulevard in downtown Chicago. [4] [5] It was built in 1915 and is 273 feet in length. [4]

References

  1. "Chicago Street Names". Chicagology. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "W. Jackson Boulevard". Chicago Loop Bridges. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. "Getting Around Illinois". Illinois Department of Transportation . Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Holth, Nathan. "Jackson Boulevard Bridge". historicbridges.org. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  5. McBriarty, Patrick T. (October 1, 2013). Chicago River Bridges. University of Illinois Press. p. 160. ISBN   9780252097256. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
Deck of the bridge in 2015 Chicago, June 2015 - 177.jpg
Deck of the bridge in 2015

41°52′41″N87°38′16″W / 41.878073°N 87.637698°W / 41.878073; -87.637698