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Dearborn Street Drawbridge (1834)

Cook County, Illinois

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Dearborn Drawbridge

Looking east

Period illustration

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #261439

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber drawbridge over Chicago River on Dearborn Street
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1834 as Chicago's first drawbridge; removed 1839
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88742, -87.62953   (decimal degrees)
41°53'15" N, 87°37'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447771/4637468 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 57408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
Bascule (1,084)
Beam (16,883)
Built 1834 (17)
Built during 1830s (233)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Illinois (4,929)
Lost (28,466)
 Lost 1839 (3)
Lost during 1830s (11)
Movable (3,114)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Replaced by new bridge (19,359)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Timber stringer (4,319)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,508)

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2013: Added by Frank Hicks

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