Van Buren Street Bridge (Chicago)
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Van Buren Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°52′36″N 87°38′15″W / 41.8768°N 87.637392°W |
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The Van Buren Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] It is the sixth bridge at this location and carrying this name, and was completed in 1956.[1] It replaced an 1895 Rolling Lift-type bascule bridge designed by William Scherzer.
References
- ^ a b McBriarty, Patrick T. (October 1, 2013). Chicago River Bridges. University of Illinois Press. p. 164. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
External links
Media related to Van Buren Street Bridge (Chicago, 1956 bascule) at Wikimedia Commons