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Coordinates | 41°52′36″N 87°38′15″W / 41.8768°N 87.637392°W |
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The Van Buren Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] It is the sixth bridge at this location and carrying this name, and was completed in 1956. [1] It replaced an 1895 Rolling Lift-type bascule bridge designed by William Scherzer.
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verification. (June 2018) |
Van Buren Street Bridge | |
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![]() The bridge in 2009 with its bascule span raised for sailboats | |
Coordinates | 41°52′36″N 87°38′15″W / 41.8768°N 87.637392°W |
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The Van Buren Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] It is the sixth bridge at this location and carrying this name, and was completed in 1956. [1] It replaced an 1895 Rolling Lift-type bascule bridge designed by William Scherzer.