Crawford Avenue Bridge over Cal Sag Canal

The Crawford Avenue Bridge spans the Cal Sag Canal between the I 294 and the Kedzie Avenue bridges.  It is also known as the Pulaski Street Bridge.  It is located in Robbins, Illinois.  Its construction date of 1932 makes it one of the oldest bridges on the Cal Sag Canal.

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It is a metal 9 panel rivet-connected Parker through Truss, fixed and approach spans: metal stringer ((multi-beam), fixed.    It consists of 1 main span and 3 approach spans.  The main span is 207 feet in length.  Structure length is 335 feet.    Roadway width measures 40 feet.    The bridge was built by McClintic Marshall Company of Pittsburgh.

Crawford Avenue Bridge over Cal Sag Canal

The bridge was rehabbed in 1971 by the state of Illinois.  It was rehabbed again in  1992 by Cook County.

View from the Crawford Avenue Bridge towards the Kedzie Avenue Bridge

Inspection 10/2012.

Deck                                     Condition                                Rating   Good     7 out of 9

Superstructure                 Condition                                 Rating    Fair      5 out of 9

Substructure                    Condition                                  Rating    Good    7 out of 9

Appraisal   Functionally obsolete

I 294 Bridge as seen from the Crawford Avenue Bridge