Grand Avenue Bridge (Chicago)

Grand Avenue Bridge
Coordinates	41°53′29″N 87°38′28″W
Carries	Motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians on Grand Avenue
Crosses	North Branch Chicago River
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Characteristics
Design	Fixed-trunnion bascule bridge
History
Opened	December 13, 1913
Location

The Grand Avenue Bridge, formerly Indiana Street Bridge,[1] is a fixed-trunnion bascule bridge in Chicago, Illinois, that crosses the North Branch Chicago River.[2]

History

Before the current bridge opened in 1913, a swing bridge took the place of the current bridge. The wood and iron swing bridge opened in 1869.[3][4][5]

The swing bridge was dismantled in favor of a new bascule bridge, which opened on December 13, 1913.[3][6] Months earlier, on August 15, 1913, Indiana Street was renamed to Grand Avenue as part of a citywide changes of street names.[1][7]

References

1. "Blanchard's Map of Chicago". www.davidrumsey.com. 1906. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
2. "Grand Avenue Bridge (Indiana Street Bridge)". HistoricBridges.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
3. McBriarty, Patrick (December 2013). "Bridge birthdays this month: Grand Avenue Bridge". Loop North News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
4. "Grand Ave Bridge". Chicago Loop Bridges. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
5. "Grand Avenue swing bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River". Explore Chicago Collections. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
6. "Happy birthday to Chicago's Grand Avenue bridge". Illinois Press Blog. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
7. "1913—Chicago Street Name Changes". Chicagology. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

External links

• Media related to Grand Avenue bascule bridge at Wikimedia Commons