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State Street BridgeBataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge |
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| Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date and Builder/Engineer | |
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State Street Bridge
Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge | State Street Over Chicago River | Chicago: Cook County, Illinois | Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed | 1949 By Builder/Contractor: Overland Construction Company and Engineer/Design: City of Chicago |
| Technical Facts |
| Rehabilitation Date | Main Span Length | Structure Length | Roadway Width | Main Spans | Approach Spans | NBI Number |
| 1994 | 245 Feet (74.7 Meters) | 307 Feet (93.6 Meters) | 72 Feet (21.9 Meters) | 1 | 5 | 16604827322 |
This bridge is among the newer of
Chicago's deck truss bascule bridges with a 1949 construction date. Historic
American Engineering Record mentions a 1942 construction date, but the bridge
was not actually completed until 1949 due to steel shortages from World War II
and also issues with the Red Line subway construction that was in progress at
the time as well in this area. The bridge is an example of the unique Chicago's
design which raised the position of the deck truss up just far enough so that
the top chord is above the deck like a pony truss, where it can act as a
guardrail and also increase both the clearance under the bridge and the
streamlined aesthetics of the bridge.
This bridge is one of the widest Chicago bascule bridges and serves an impressive eight lanes of traffic. To accommodate and support this width, the bridge is designed with three truss lines.
The below photos show the bridge that preceded the existing bridge. This bridge was a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge. It was built in 1903.
Below are photos of the bridge that presumably preceded the Scherzer rolling lift bridge. It was a through truss swing bridge with substantial ornamental details. The bridge was completed in 1872. The center pier of the swing bridge was reconstructed in 1898. Only five years after this reconstruction, the entire bridge was replaced.
Below is a photo of an early State Street Bridge, presumed to be the wooden swing bridge built in 1864. This bridge was destroyed in the 1871 fire.
Below are two additional photos of the previous Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge. Source: Library of Congress.
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Main Plaque BATAAN-CORREGIDORMEMORIAL BRIDGE -- 1949 -- CITY OF CHICAGO MARTIN H. KENNELLY Mayor OSCAR E. HEWITT Commissioner of Public Works W. W. DE BERARD City Engineer STEPHEN J. MICHUDA City Bridge & Viad. Engineer
CONTRACTORS Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge and Dock Co. The Overland Construction Co. Fries-Walters Co. |
Dedication Plaque BATAAN-CORREGIDORMEMORIAL BRIDGE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE GALLANT HEROES FROM THE CHICAGO AREA WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE BESIEGED GARRISON ON THE BATAAN PENINSULA AND AT CORREGIDOR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, IN WORLD WAR II. MAY THE COURAGE AND FORTITUDE DISPLAYED BY THIS GROUP IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY BE A CONSTANT INSPIRATION TO OUR CITIZENS 1949 |
Rededication Plaque In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of thePhilippine Independence, and on the occasion of Bataan Day APRIL 9, 1998, this bridge has been re- dedicated by Mayor Richard M. Daley in honor of all the Filipino and American Veterans who fought side-by-side during the Heroic Fall of Bataan and Corregidor Island, Philippines in 1942.
Donated by the Philippine Department of Tourism |
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