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Dearborn Street Bridge
The bridge in 2011
Coordinates	41°53′15.0″N 87°37′46.3″W / 41.887500°N 87.629528°W / 41.887500; -87.629528
History
Opened	1962
Location

The Dearborn Street Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1962. It connects the Near North Side with " The Loop." The American Institute of Steel Construction honored the bridge with the 1963 "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" award in the Movable Span category.^{[ citation needed]} The first drawbridge was built at Dearborn street in 1834 when Chicago had a population of 350. It was the primary crossing point over the Chicago River for the original town.

• Patrick T. McBriarty (1 October 2013). Chicago River Bridges. University of Illinois Press. p. 92. ISBN  978-0-252-09725-6. ( at author website)

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