14. W. Madison St.
Quick Facts
- Date Opened: November 29, 1922
- Designers: Thomas G. Pihlfeldt, Hugh E. Young, John Ericson, Edward Bennett
- Classification: Single Deck; Rail Height Trusses
- Group Age Ranking: 8th Oldest
- Clear Span: 189 feet (8th longest)
- Trunnion-to-Trunnion Span: 221 feet (9th longest)
- Width: 72 feet (7th widest – tied w/ North Wells and North Clark)
- Leaf Weight: 1,800 tons
- Height above the Water: 16 feet
- Average Daily Foot Traffic (1999): 41,586 (highest volume of foot traffic in the group)
- Average Daily Vehicular Traffic (2006): 9,900 (11th most)
- Annual Lifts (2006): 68
- Last Rehabilitated: 1994
- Cultural: Featured in two photographs in the book “The Chicago Exhibition” by Michele Fitzsimmons and Diane Schmidt. Named the Lyric Opera Bridge in 1989. Movie: Just Visiting (2001).
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