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Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

description

Summary

Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer.

Survey number: HAER IL-50

Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction

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date_range

Date

1969 - 1980
person

Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Randolph, Isham
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
Sanitary District of Chicago
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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