Jackson Boulevard Bridge

Bridge in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Construction end1915Construction cost$400,600[2]Opened29 January 1916Rebuilt1993Replaces1888 swing bridgeStatisticsDaily traffic
  • 6900 vehicles per day (2014)[3]
  • 22,280 pedestrians per day (1999)[2]
LocationMapReferenceshistoricbridges.org[4]

The Jackson Boulevard Bridge is a Pratt deck truss, fixed-trunnion, bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River at Jackson Boulevard in downtown Chicago.[4][5] It was built in 1915 and is 273 feet in length.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Street Names". Chicagology. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "W. Jackson Boulevard". Chicago Loop Bridges. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Getting Around Illinois". Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Holth, Nathan. "Jackson Boulevard Bridge". historicbridges.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. ^ McBriarty, Patrick T. (October 1, 2013). Chicago River Bridges. University of Illinois Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780252097256. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  • Media related to Jackson Boulevard Bridge (Chicago) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Jackson Boulevard Bridge Over Chicago River, Illinois Digital Archives
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