Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
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
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Randolph, Isham
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
Sanitary District of Chicago
Location
chicago, 41.85301, -87.61767
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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