Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Summary
Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful."
Survey number: HAER IL-48
Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pihlfeldt, Thomas
Ketler & Elliot Company
American Bridge Company
Becker, Donald M
Gayton, Loran
Rowe, Clarence S
Chicago Dept. of Transportation, sponsor
Sears, Hannah, transmitter
Sneddon, Matthew T, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
chicago, 41.89074, -87.62668
Source
Library of Congress
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