Chicago River

The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long, and flows through downtown Chicago, Illinois. The river is not particularly long, but is notable for 19th-century civil engineering feats which directed its flow south, away from the city and towards the Mississippi River basin for sanitation purposes. The river is also noted for being dyed green on St. Patrick's Day.

Bridges

The Chicago River has 45 movable bridges spanning it, down from a one-time high of 52 bridges. These bridges include several different types, including trunnion bascule, scherzer rolling lift, swing bridges and vertical lift bridges.

Related Topics:
Movable bridge - Trunnion bascule - Scherzer rolling lift - Swing bridges - Vertical lift bridges

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The following bascule bridges cross the river (and its south branch) into the Chicago Loop:

Related Topics:
Bascule bridge - Chicago Loop

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• Harrison Street Bridge (1960)
• Congress Parkway Bridge (1954)
• Van Buren Street Bridge (1956)
• Jackson Boulevard Bridge (1916)
• Adams Street Bridge (1927)
• Monroe Street Bridge (1919)
• Madison Street Bridge (1922)
• Washington Street Bridge (1913)
• Randolph Street Bridge (1984)
• Lake Street Bridge (1916)
• Franklin Street Bridge (1920)
• Wells Street Bridge (1922)
• La Salle Street Bridge (1928)
• Clark Street Bridge (1929)
• Dearborn Street Bridge (1963)
• State Street Bridge (1949)
• Wabash Avenue Bridge (1930)
• Michigan Avenue Bridge (1920)
• Columbus Drive Bridge (1982)
• Lake Shore Drive Bridge (originally known as the Link Bridge) (1937)