Passerelle in Lincoln Park, Spanning North Lake Shore Drive (U.S. Route 41) on axis of East Menomonee Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: This pedestrian bridge, or passerelle, is the only one spanning North Lake Shore Drive, a major commuter route through Chicago's Lincoln Park. The strikingly modern welded steel arch with concrete approaches was constructed with U.S. Works Progress Administration sponsorship, unusual because the WPA is better known for bridges designed in a rustic mode and built with manual labor. The Lincoln Park passerelle gained national recognition in the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition, "Built in USA, 1932-44," and is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N648

Survey number: HAER IL-155

Building/structure dates: 1939-1940 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1991 Subsequent Work

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1940 - 1980

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