Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Kinzie Street, Spanning North Branch Chicago River at Kinzie Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Summary
Significance: This single-leaf bascule bridge represents the transition between the early Chicago-type bascule bridge, first employed in the West Cortland Street Bridge (see HAER No. IL-138), and subsequent improvements in the original design executed by city engineers. (See Donald N. Becker, "Development of the Chicago Type Bascule Bridge," Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 109 [1944], 1009-10.)
Survey number: HAER IL-134
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1909 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Babo, Alexander Von, Engineer / Designer
City of Chicago, Owner
Fitzsimon, Gray, transmitter
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
chicago, 41.88902, -87.63552
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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