17. W. Jackson Blvd.
Quick Facts
- Date Opened: January 29, 1916
- Designers: Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, Edward Bennett
- Classification: Single Deck; Deck Trusses
- Group Age Ranking: 2nd Oldest
- Clear Span: 174 feet (11th longest)
- Trunnion-to-Trunnion Span: 202 feet (12th longest)
- Width: 64 feet (10th widest – tied w/West Adams)
- Leaf Weight: 1,000-2,000 tons (est.)
- Height above the Water: 16 feet
- Average Daily Foot Traffic (1999): 22,280 (4th most)
- Average Daily Vehicular Traffic (2006): 8,900 (13th most)
- Annual Lifts (2006): 39
- Last Rebuild: 1993
- Cultural: None
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