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Van Buren Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 267 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1956 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

One of a number of remaining similarly-designed bascule bridges in Chicago.

Jackson Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.1 Kilometers)

Jackson Boulevard (Historic US-66) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 273 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

A very old deck truss style bascule bridges in Chicago and associated directly with prominent engineer Joseph Strauss.

Congress Parkway Bridge
Wagner Memorial Bridge, Ida B. Wells Drive Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.1 Kilometers)

Congress Parkway (Ida B. Wells Drive) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion)

Length: 335 ft. Main Span: 222 ft. Roadway: 83.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1956 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

One of the most unusually designed of the Chicago bridges, because it uses the Warren truss configuration rather than the Pratt.

Adams Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.3 Kilometers)

Adams Street (Historic US-66) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 199 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

One of the bascule bridges in Chicago that is a true deck truss with no trusses above the roadway.

Harrison Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.3 Kilometers)

Harrison Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 279 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1960 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

This is one of the later examples of the pony/deck truss combination bridges.

Monroe Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

Monroe Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 271 ft. Main Span: 193 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

This bridge shows the transition between the early pony truss design and the later design.

Madison Street Bridge
Lyric Opera Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.5 Kilometers)

Madison Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 283 ft. Main Span: 221 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

The first bascule bridge in Chicago to raise the deck trusses above the deck slightly to act as guardrails.

Riverside Plaza Skybridge
Ogilvie Transportation Center Skybridge, Accenture Tower Skybridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.6 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Canal Street in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 125 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Bass Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and F. E. Brown

This skybridge structure has been included because it includes highly visible bridge-like structures, notably heavy plate girders with hangers below that hold the walkway.

Washington Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.6 Kilometers)

Washington Boulevard Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 304 ft. Main Span: 197 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago

An impressive example of the early pony truss bascule design.

Randolph Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.5 Miles (0.8 Kilometers)

Randolph Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Non-Historic, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 336 ft. Main Span: 213 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1984 By: Unknown and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinoisand City of Chicago

This non-historic bridge is listed only for comparitive purposes and for continuity of those using this website for a river tour.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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