Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Ca...
Significance: This bridge is one of the seven surviving 1899 wing bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-79 Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois ...
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des P... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Santa Fe Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & S...
Significance: This bridge is one of seven surviving swing bridges built in 1899 across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-39 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Lock, 2502 Channel Drive, Lo...
Significance: Located at the terminus of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Lockport Lock has a 40' lift, reportedly making it the highest lift lock at the time of its completion in 1910. The Lockport Lo... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Lock, 2502 Channel Drive, Lo...
Significance: Located at the terminus of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Lockport Lock has a 40' lift, reportedly making it the highest lift lock at the time of its completion in 1910. The Lockport Lo... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Sp...
Significance: This bridge crossing the Sanitary and Ship Canal was originally built for the Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad Bridge. When it was completed in 1900 it contained the longest swing span of the... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Santa Fe Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & S...
Significance: This bridge is one of seven surviving swing bridges built in 1899 across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-39 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Sp...
Significance: This bridge crossing the Sanitary and Ship Canal was originally built for the Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad Bridge. When it was completed in 1900 it contained the longest swing span of the... More
Santa Fe Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & S...
Significance: This bridge is one of seven surviving swing bridges built in 1899 across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-39 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Santa Fe Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & S...
Significance: This bridge is one of seven surviving swing bridges built in 1899 across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-39 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Ca...
Significance: This bridge is one of the seven surviving 1899 wing bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-79 Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois ...
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des P... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Butterfly Dam, Illinois Waterway Rive...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was built to help control the flow of water in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Sanitary District engineers based the design of the Butterfly Dam on the butterfly valve, whi... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Sp...
Significance: This bridge crossing the Sanitary and Ship Canal was originally built for the Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad Bridge. When it was completed in 1900 it contained the longest swing span of the... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Ca...
Significance: This bridge is one of the seven surviving 1899 wing bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-79 Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois ...
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des P... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Santa Fe Railroad, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & S...
Significance: This bridge is one of seven surviving swing bridges built in 1899 across the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Survey number: HAER IL-39 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Lock, 2502 Channel Drive, Lo...
Significance: Located at the terminus of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Lockport Lock has a 40' lift, reportedly making it the highest lift lock at the time of its completion in 1910. The Lockport Lo... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Romeo Road, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Can...
Significance: Of the original fifteen bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal, only seven survive; the Romeo Road Bridge is the oldest of the highway swing spans constructed by the Sanitary District of... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Butterfly Dam, Illinois Waterway Rive...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was built to help control the flow of water in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Sanitary District engineers based the design of the Butterfly Dam on the butterfly valve, whi... More
Greatest Canal Traffic in the World--Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sau...
No. 16731. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Western Avenue, Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship...
Significance: Built by the City of Chicago as a PWA project in 1940, the substructure was constructed by M.J. McDermott & Company and the superstructure was erected by the C.L. Strobel Construction Company of C... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, "Eight-track" Bascule Bridge, Spanning Sanitary...
Significance: The design and history of these four parallel, double-track, double-leaf bridges is the most unusual of the bridges built in the Heritage Corridor. Survey number: HAER IL-99 Building/structure d... More
Greatest Canal Traffic in the World--Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sau...
No. 16781. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description