General Information
| Other name(s): | DuSable Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 15 April 1918 |
| Completion: | 14 May 1920 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Double-leaf bascule bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Road bridge lower deck: Road bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
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| Address: | Michigan Avenue |
| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 41° 53' 19.91" N 87° 37' 27.72" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 78 m | |
| width | 27.97 m | |
| total length | 122 m |
Materials
| bascule span |
steel
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Participants
Design
- Edward H. Bennett (designer)
- Thomas G. Pihlfeldt (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 68-69.
- (2017): Bridges. A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans. 2nd edition, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 978-0316507943, pp. 70-71.
- (1998): Brücken. Die Geschichte berühmter Brücken. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 68-69.
- : Les ponts. Une histoire des plus grands et plus célèbres ponts du monde. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 68-69.
- (1923): Two Bridges in One—Chicago's Michigan Avenue Bridge. In: Scientific American, v. 128, n. 1 (January 1923), pp. 16.
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05/05/2021
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