Madison Street Bridge (Chicago)
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The Madison Street Bridge, also known as the Lyric Opera Bridge, is a 1922
bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting 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- o ...
that spans the South Branch of the
Chicago River The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). The river is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related Chic ...
in downtown
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
, Illinois, United States.


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Madison Street Bridge, Chicago, 1927, printed 1950s
Art Institute of Chicago 1922 establishments in Illinois Bascule bridges in Illinois Bridges completed in 1922 Bridges in Chicago {{Chicago-struct-stub