4. N Wabash Ave.
Quick Facts
- Date Opened: December 20, 1930
- Designers: Thomas G. Pihlfeldt, Donald Becker, Edward H. Bennet, Hugh Young
- Classification: Single Deck; Rail Height Trusses
- Group Age Ranking: 12th Oldest
- Clear Span: 232 feet (longest of the group tied w/ North Columbus)
- Trunnion-to-Trunnion Span: 269 feet (longest of the group)
- Width: 90 feet (4th widest)
- Leaf Weight: 2,600 tons
- Height above the Water: 22 feet
- Average Daily Foot Traffic (1999): 7,047 (11th most)
- Average Daily Vehicular Traffic (2006): 5,800 (least traffic volume of the group)
- Annual Lifts (2006): 41
- Last Rehabilitated: 2003
- Cultural: Movies – About Last Night (1986), Straight Talk (1991), Wanted (2008), The Dark Knight (2008)
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