State Street Bridge (Chicago)
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Coordinates | 41°53′15″N 87°37′41″W / 41.88754°N 87.627994°WCoordinates: 41°53′15″N 87°37′41″W / 41.88754°N 87.627994°W |
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The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, also known as the State Street Bridge, is a bridge that carries State Street across the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1]
History[]
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Postcard of bridge circa 1901
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Postcard of the bridge circa 1908
The current bridge was started in 1939,[2] but material shortages in World War II caused a delay in completion until 1949.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge in Chicago (State Street Bridge)". Presidential Broadcast Staff. 4 May 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ "N State St Bridge, Chicago, IL (1)". chicagoloopbridges.com.
- ^ "State Street Bridge". Bridgehunter.com.
External links[]
Media related to Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1949 establishments in Illinois
- Bascule bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1949
- Bridges in Chicago
- Bridge (structure) stubs
- Chicago stubs