Van_Buren_Street_Bridge_(Chicago)

Van Buren Street Bridge (Chicago)

Van Buren Street Bridge (Chicago)

Bridge in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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.

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    McBriarty, Patrick T. (October 1, 2013). Chicago River Bridges. University of Illinois Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780252097256. Retrieved June 14, 2015.


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