7. N. Clark St.
Quick Facts
- Date Opened: July 10, 1929
- Designers: Thomas G. Pihlfeldt, Donald Becker, Hugh Young
- Classification: Single Deck; Pony Trusses
- Group Age Ranking: 11th oldest
- Clear Span: 215 feet (4th longest)
- Trunnion-to-Trunnion Span: 245 feet (6th longest – tied w/ West Lake and North State)
- Width: 72 feet (7th widest – tied w/ North Wells and West Madison)
- Leaf Weight: 1,400 tons
- Height above the Water: 20 feet
- Average Daily Foot Traffic (1999): 8,625 (9th most)
- Average Daily Vehicular Traffic (2006): 14,800 (7th most)
- Annual Lifts (2006): 41
- Last Rebuilt: 1985
- Cultural: Poetry - Clark Street Bridge by Carl Sandburg; Music – Used as the percussion instrument for the Clark Street Bridge Percussion Orchestra, 2007; Movies - The Negotiator (1998), Save the Last Dance (2001).
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