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General Information

Completion: 20 December 1930
Status: in use

Project Type

Awards and Distinctions

1930 First Place  

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: North Wabash Avenue
Crosses:
  • Chicago River
Location description:

Over Main Branch Chicago River

Coordinates: 41° 53' 16.33" N    87° 37' 36.64" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 81.99 m
total length 105.16 m

Cost

cost of construction United States dollar 1 750 000

Materials

truss steel
abutments reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Wabash Avenue Bridge (officially, Irv Kupcinet Bridge) over the Chicago River was built in 1930. Standing west of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and east of Marina City, the bascule bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop" area.

The single-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge was designed by Thomas Pihlfeldt and built by the Ketler and Elliot Company. The American Institute of Steel Construction awarded it the "Most Beautiful" bridge in 1930.

The control houses for controlling bridge operations are on the northwest and southwest corners of the bridge. The control houses are identical in design. In 1961 the control houses were upgraded to allow single man operation. Electrical modernization also accompanied this upgrade. While the northern control house is no longer in use, it still stands.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Wabash Avenue Bridge" and modified on April 6, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

Owner
Design
Steel construction

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  • Structure-ID
    20038896
  • Published on:
    08/08/2008
  • Last updated on:
    02/04/2021
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