9. N. Wells St.
Quick Facts
- Date Opened: February 11, 1922
- Designers: Thomas G. Pihlfeldt, Hugh E. Young, John Ericson, Edward Bennett
- Classification: Double Deck (Rail/Auto); Through Trusses
- Group Age Ranking: 7th Oldest
- Clear Span: 231 feet (2nd longest)
- Trunnion-to-Trunnion Span: 268 feet (2nd longest)
- Width: 72 feet (7th widest tied w/ North Clark and West Madison)
- Leaf Weight: 2,100 tons
- Height above the Water: 16 feet
- Average Daily Foot Traffic (1999): 8,415 (10th most)
- Average Daily Vehicular Traffic (2006): 8,500 (14th most)
- Average daily Train Traffic: 408 (est)
- Annual Lifts (2006): 38
- Last Rebuilt: 2013
- Cultural: Movies - A Piece of the Action (1977), The Code of Silence (1985), About Last Night (1986), Rapid Fire (1992), The Fugitive (1993), The Beast (TV 2009)
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