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Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Summary

Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer.
Survey number: HAER IL-50
Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Randolph, Isham
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
Sanitary District of Chicago
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