Chicago - New Michigan Boulevard Bridge 1950s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  New Michigan Boulevard Bridge, Chicago, Illinois
• Publisher:  Max Rigot Selling Co., Chicago
• Postally used:  no - written on in pencil but not posted
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The Michigan Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the Chicago River, the boundary between the Loop and Near North Side community areas, in downtown Chicago. It lies at the foot of the Magnificent Mile, between the Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower to the north and the London Guarantee Building and 333 North Michigan across Wacker Drive to the south, and it is part of the Michigan–Wacker Historic District.

The bridge was built from 1917–1920 as two parallel bridges that operate independently of one another. It was designed by architect Edward H. Bennett, and is an early example of a fixed trunnion bascule bridge, which later became widely known as a "Chicago style bascule". The bridge features friezes including Wheeler Williams' "Tablets to Pioneers". When the bridge was completed it was the main link between the north side and downtown. It is a double-deck double-leaf bascule with a main span length of 220 feet (67 m).^[3] In spring and autumn the bridge is raised twice weekly to allow sailboats to pass between Lake Michigan and inland boat yards where they are stored for the winter.^[4][5] two 108 horsepower (81 kW) motors open and close each of the 3,750-ton bridge leaves.^[6]