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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
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Harrison Street Bridge |
Bascule (Truss) |
Harrison Street |
Cook County, IL |
Chicago |
Chicago River South Branch |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Structure Length | Roadway Width | Approach Spans | Navigational Vertical Clearance |
| 1960 | 278.9 Feet | 44 Feet | 3 Steel Stringers | 23 Feet |
With a 1960 construction date this is one of the newest of Chicago's bascule bridges, and barely worthy of being considered historic. It continues the combination deck-pony truss design that had been in use in Chicago for many years. I didn't include the handful of Chicago bascule bridges that had a construction date that was newer than 1965. In the downtown and near-downtown area, these included Columbus Drive, Randolph Street, and 18th Street.
When I visited in August 2006, this bridge was undergoing some renovations which included work on the sidewalks, and replacing the pedestrian railings.
