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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
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Cicero Avenue Bridge |
Bascule (Truss) |
Cicero Avenue |
Cook County, IL |
Chicago |
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Rehabilitation Date |
Structure Length | Roadway Width | Approach Spans | Navigational Vertical Clearance |
| 1927 | 1966 | 304 Feet | 74 Feet | 2 Steel Stringers | 14.76 Feet |
This bridge does not as defined a curve as some other bridges like Clark Street in downtown Chicago. This bridge is like a three truss version of the similar bridge on California Street. A plaque on the bridge says the Cicero Avenue Bridge was "widened and modernized" in 1966. I am unsure if this means that one of the three trusses was built in 1966. All of the trusses are riveted, and appeared identical to me. This bridge is one of a number of bridges on the Sanitary and Ship Canal that no longer moves. The bridge tender buildings have been removed, as well as the traffic gates.
