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General Information

Completion: 1963
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Deck truss bridge
Double-leaf bascule bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Steel bridge

Awards and Distinctions

1964 award winner  

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: Dearborn Street
Crosses:
  • Chicago River
Location description:

Over Main Branch Chicago River

Coordinates: 41° 53' 15" N    87° 37' 46.20" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 71.57 m
total length 103.88 m

Materials

truss steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Dearborn Street Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1962. It connects the Near North Side with "The Loop." The American Institute of Steel Construction honored the bridge with the 1963 "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" award in the Movable Span category. The first drawbridge was built at Dearborn street in 1834 when Chicago had a population of 350. It was the primary crossing point over the Chicago River for the original town.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Dearborn Street Bridge" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20038851
  • Published on:
    08/08/2008
  • Last updated on:
    05/05/2021
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