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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northeast Cortland Street Drawbridge |
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architect |
John Ernst Ericson |
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location |
1440 W. Cortland St. |
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date |
1902 |
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style |
Early Modern |
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construction |
Steel |
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type |
Chicago-type, leaf-lift (trunnion bascule) Bridge |
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This structure marked a major advancement in the design of movable
bridges. The first of its kind completed in the United States, this
Chicago-type, leaf-lift (trunnion bascule) bridge became an
international model for structures spanning navigable waterways. It also
established Chicago as the leader in this form of civil engineering. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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