Link Bridge

Link Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name = Link Bridge


caption = The Link Bridge in its open position over the Chicago River
official_name =
carries = Upper deck: 8 express lanes of US 41
Lower deck: 6 local lanes of US 41, sidewalk
crosses = Main Branch of the Chicago River
locale = Chicago
maint = Illinois Department of Transportation
id = 000016603027328cite web |url=http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=17&struct=000016603027328 |title=NBI Structure Number: 000016603027328 |date=2007 |accessdate=2007-12-10 |author=Svirsky, Alexander]
design = Double-deck bascule bridge
mainspan =
length = convert|108.5|m|ft
width = convert|24.6|m|ft
height =
load =
clearance =
below = convert|7.6|m|ft
traffic = 111,800
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complete =
open = 1937
closed =
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The Link Bridge is the official name of the bridge carrying U.S. Route 41 over the main branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is designed as a bascule bridge, and is one of only two in the city to have an upper and lower deck.

History

The Link Bridge was constructed in 1937. At the time of its construction, it was considered to be both the widest and longest bascule bridge in the world.cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/il/il0600/il0619/data/003.gif|title=Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Outer Drive |author=Historical American Engineering Record |date=1988 |accessdate=2007-12-10]

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