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Structure-ID: s0002398
Created on: 18/11/01
Modified on: 28/02/07


Michigan Avenue Bridge

Completed in: 1920
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Crosses: Chicago River
Carries: Michigan Avenue
Michigan Avenue Bridge
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Structural Type:
Bascule bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
  Edward H. Bennett
  Thomas G. Pihlfeldt

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
bascule span  steel
Dimensions
  main span 78 m

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External LinkHAER: Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Michigan Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL English
External LinkHistoric Bridges of the United States: Michigan Avenue Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Dupré, Judith   Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 68-69.
* Dupré, Judith   Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 68-69.
* Dupré, Judith   Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004109; pp. 68-69.

 
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