Michigan Avenue Bridge |
Michigan Avenue Bridge | |
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![]() Michigan Avenue Bridge viewed from the west | |
Coordinates | 41°53′19.9″N 87°37′27.7″W / |
Carries | |
Crosses | |
Locale | |
Official name | DuSable Bridge |
Heritage status | |
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Characteristics | |
Design | Double-leaf, double-deck, fixed |
Total length | 399 feet (122 m)[1] |
Width | 91.75 feet (27.97 m)[2] |
Longest span | 256 feet (78 m) between trunnions 220 feet (67 m) between piers[3] |
16 feet (4.9 m) | |
History | |
Designer | Bureau of Engineering, |
Construction start | April 15, 1918[4] |
Construction end | 1920 |
Opened | May 14, 1920[4] |
Statistics | |
37900 (upper deck) 11700 (lower deck)[5] | |
The Michigan Avenue Bridge (officially DuSable Bridge) is a
The location is significant in the early history of Chicago. Events from the city's past are commemorated with sculptures and plaques on the bridge, and exhibits in the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum—housed in one of the
The Michigan Avenue Bridge has a north–south orientation, spanning the main stem of the Chicago River between the
The bridge is situated in a historically significant area.[7] The northern end of the bridge covers part of the