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21 Οκτ 2022 · As its name suggests, it’s the final bridge that crosses the Chicago River before it flows into Lake Michigan. The bridge was constructed between 1929 and 1937 and has a total length of 356 feet (109 meters). It’s a double-deck bascule bridge that carries two lanes of Lake Shore Drive across the Chicago River.
12 Αυγ 2006 · It is the most well-known of the Chicago bascule bridges. The composition of the trusses are comparable to other bridges in the city, except that this bridge is one of the uncommon common double-deck bridges in the city.
The enormous underground counterweights balance the bridge’s leaves and allow relatively small motors to open and close the bridge. DuSable’s two double-deck leaves carry both Michigan Avenue and a lower-level service road over the river, allowing for two levels of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
The DuSable Bridge (formerly the Michigan Avenue Bridge) is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge was proposed in the early 20th century as part of a plan to link Grant Park (downtown) and Lincoln Park (uptown) with a grand boulevard.
19 Δεκ 2019 · The hulking, double-decker bascule bridge was finally completed in 1937. Some say it was the longest and widest bascule bridge in the world, which is an impressive feat for such a heavy style.
The Outer Drive Bridge, also known as the Link Bridge, is a double-deck bascule bridge carrying DuSable Lake Shore Drive across the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Construction was started in 1929 and was completed in 1937 as one of the Public Works Administration's infrastructure projects in Chicago. Completion of the bridge ...
Most of the city’s road bridges are trunnion bascule bridges of a type developed specially for Chicago’s conditions. The moveable leaf is balanced by a hidden counterweight so that it can be quickly lifted by an electric motor of approximately 100 hp.
