La Salle St Bridge - Chicago, Illinois, USA.
N 41° 53.223 W 087° 37.963
16T E 447507 N 4637429
The 1928 La Salle Street Bridge is 347 feet long, with a 56 feet wide roadway. The bridge is a single-deck double-leaf, bascule bridge. Carrying Pedestrian, and Vehicle traffic across the Chicago River.
Waymark Code: WMKXME
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2014
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"The La Salle Street Bridge (or Marshall Suloway Bridge) is a single-deck double-leaf trunnion bascule bridge spanning the main stem of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, that connects the Near North Side with the Loop area." Text Source: (
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"This bridge's trusses are quite similar to the nearby Clark Street Bridge. It is somewhat similar to Franklin Street. However, this bridge shares the common trait with La Salle in that the taller ends of the bridges feature more round-shaped ends than Franklin Street. The Grand Avenue Bridge is an example of a bridge from the older "second generation" of bascule bridges that utilizes this same general design (pony truss), but has a more clunky appearance with less curving of the top chord. The La Salle Street Bridge retains its original ornate railings, a trait it shares with the Franklin Street Bridge, but not the Clark Street Bridge. Clark, Franklin and La Salle Street Bridges are perhaps the three most aesthetically pleasing examples of the pony truss bascule bridge in Chicago. The unusual, eye-catching shape that the trusses form is made truly beautiful with the graceful curve of the top chord, and the bridge tender buildings for these bridges are among the more ornate and well-preserved examples in Chicago." text source:
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