DuSable Bridge

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DuSable Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago, renowned as a key landmark connecting Michigan Avenue across the Chicago River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bascule bridge
double-deck bridge
double-leaf bascule bridge
landmark
movable bridge
road bridge
tourist attraction
architect Edward H. Bennett
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
carries Michigan Avenue
connects Loop community area
Near North Side
north bank of Chicago River
south bank of Chicago River
crosses Chicago River
designer Edward H. Bennett
engineer Thomas Pihlfeldt
formerName Michigan Avenue Bridge
linked to: DuSable Bridge
hasDeckCount 2
hasFeature double-deck roadway
ornamental bridge houses
sculptural reliefs
hasHeritageStatus Chicago Landmark
hasLeafCount 2
hasLowerDeckUse delivery traffic
pedestrian passageways
service traffic
hasTrafficType pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
hasUpperDeckUse automobile traffic
heritageDesignationDate 1991
isMajorLinkIn Chicago boulevard system
isNotableFor historic architecture
location at the start of the Magnificent Mile
role in development of North Michigan Avenue
isPartOf Michigan Avenue Streetwall historic district
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
United States
downtown Chicago
maintainedBy City of Chicago
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
opened 1920
openingDate 1920-05-14
partOf Magnificent Mile
renamed DuSable Bridge
renamingYear 2010

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Chicago River hasNotableBridge DuSable Bridge
Tribune Tower nearby DuSable Bridge
Wrigley Building locatedNear DuSable Bridge
DuSable Bridge formerName Michigan Avenue Bridge
linked to: DuSable Bridge
DuSable Bridge renamed DuSable Bridge
Pioneer Court near DuSable Bridge
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable commemoratedBy DuSable Bridge in Chicago
linked to: DuSable Bridge
Michigan Avenue streetwall adjacentTo Michigan Avenue Bridge
linked to: DuSable Bridge