Kinzie Street Bridge
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The Kinzie Street Bridge is a single-leaf bascule bridge built in 1909 that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The bridge across in 2023
Bascule bridge
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A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-le
Kinzie Street Bridge
…The Kinzie Street Bridge is a single-leaf bascule bridge built in 1909 that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. In April 1992, rehabilitation work on the pilings for the…
The Wells Street Bridge (Chicago), a double-leaf fixed-trunnion bascule bridge
The counterweight is often hidden below the road surface in the bridge abutment.
A rolling-lift bascule bridge in the down position