Michigan Avenue Bridge facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Michigan Avenue Bridge |
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Michigan Avenue Bridge viewed from the west
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Chicago River |
| Locale | Chicago |
| Official name | DuSable Bridge |
| Heritage status | Chicago Landmark |
| ID number | 000016612026812 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-leaf, double-deck, fixed counterweight, trunnion bascule bridge |
| Total length | 399 feet (122 m) |
| Width | 91.75 feet (27.97 m) |
| Longest span | 256 feet (78 m) between trunnions 220 feet (67 m) between piers |
| Clearance below | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Bureau of Engineering, Chicago Department of Public Works |
| Construction begin | April 15, 1918 |
| Construction end | 1920 |
| Opened | May 14, 1920 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 37900 (upper deck) 11700 (lower deck) |
The Michigan Avenue Bridge (officially DuSable Bridge) is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. Construction of the bridge started in 1918, it opened to traffic in 1920, and decorative work was completed in 1928.
Images for kids
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Michigan Boulevard and bridge, as proposed in Burnham & Bennett's 1909 Plan of Chicago, looking north from Grant Park
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The Michigan Avenue Bridge is raised twice weekly in the spring and fall to allow tall craft to winter near the river and have summer moorings on Lake Michigan harbors.
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Entrance to the Bridgehouse Museum
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