Wells Street Bridge (Chicago)
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The Wells Street Bridge is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, which was built in 1922. Standing east of the Franklin Street Bridge and southeast of the Merchandise Mart, the bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop". The bridge is double-decked, the lower deck carrying three lanes of traffic south over the river with sidewalks on both sides of the street. The upper deck serves as a bridge for the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown and Purple lines. Bridge tenders' houses for controlling the bridge are on the northwest and southeast corners of the bridge.
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Wells Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°53′15″N 87°38′02″W |
Carries | Automobiles Elevated Trains Pedestrians |
Crosses | Chicago River |
Locale | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
Official name | Wells Street Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge |
History | |
Designer | E. H. Bennett |
Opened | February 11, 1922 |
Rebuilt | 2012-2013 |
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