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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
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Chicago Avenue Bridge |
Bascule (Truss) |
Chicago Avenue |
Cook County, IL |
Chicago |
Chicago River North Branch |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Structure Length | Roadway Width | Approach Spans | Navigational Vertical Clearance |
| 1914 | 291 Feet | 36.1 Feet | 4 Steel Stringers | 15.74 Feet |
This bridge is similar to the nearby Grand Avenue Bridge. See that page for a more discussion on my part of this bridge design variation. This design of bridge features a lot of lattice and v-lacing, which would fade away in the newer bascule designs that featured this same general shape as seen in downtown Chicago.
The superstructure for the bridge was built by the Ketler-Elliott Erection Company. The substructure was completed by the Byrne Brothers Dredge and Engineering Company.
