Wabash Avenue Bridge
The Wabash Avenue Bridge (officially, Irv Kupcinet Bridge) over the Chicago River was built in 1930. Standing west of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and southwest of the Trump International Hotel and Tower. The bascule bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop" area.
| Other name(s) | Wabash Avenue Bridge |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-leaf bascule bridge |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 5,800[1] |
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The single-deck, double leaf bridge was designed by Thomas Pihlfeldt and built by the Ketler and Elliot Company.[2] The American Institute of Steel Construction awarded it the "Most Beautiful" bridge in 1930.[2]
Wabash Avenue Bridge Media
Wabash Avenue Bridge summer 1999 in a photo from the National Park Service
References
- ↑ "NBI Structure Number: 000016605226647". Retrieved 2009-05-18.[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Park Service. "Historic American Engineering Record". Retrieved 2009-05-18.
Other websites
Media related to Wabash Avenue Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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