333 North Michigan is a skyscraper in the art deco style located in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Architecturally, it is noted for its dramatic upper-level setbacks that were inspired by the 1923 skyscraper zoning laws. Geographically, it is known as one of the four 1920s flanks of the Michigan Avenue Bridge that are contributing properties to the Michigan–Wacker Historic District, which is a U.S. Registered Historic District.
333 North Michigan
333 North Michigan
Carbide & Carbon Building behind 333 North Michigan
333 North Michigan, 360 North Michigan, Mather Tower and 35 East Wacker
The DuSable Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge was proposed in the early 20th century as part of a plan to link Grant Park (downtown) and Lincoln Park (uptown) with a grand boulevard. Construction of the bridge started in 1918, it opened to traffic in 1920, and decorative work was completed in 1928. The bridge provides passage for vehicles and pedestrians on two levels. An example of a fixed trunnion bascule bridge, it may be raised to allow tall ships and boats to pass underneath. The bridge is included in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District and has been designated as a Chicago Landmark.
DuSable (Michigan Avenue) Bridge viewed from the west
Michigan Boulevard and bridge, as proposed in Burnham & Bennett's 1909 Plan of Chicago, looking north from Grant Park
The Michigan Avenue Bridge in the 21st century is raised twice weekly in the spring and fall to allow tall craft to winter near the river and have summer moorings on Lake Michigan harbors. In the 19th century and into much the 20th century, such bridge raising or swiveling also facilitated commercial traffic through much of the year
Entrance to the Bridgehouse Museum