Chicago River

The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles that runs through the city of , including its center. The river is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related Chicago Portage is a link between the and the Mississippi River Basin, and ultimately the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Checagou”, “Chicago (river, Illinois)”, “Chicago river”, “Chicago River (United States)”, “Chicago River main stem”, “Chigaquea”, “Chikajo River”, “Chikajoux River”, “Riviere Chigagou”, and “Riviere de Chekagou

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Street Bridge and Merchandise Mart.

Bridge
The is a bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown , , United States. The bridge is double-decked, with the lower deck carrying road traffic and pedestrians and the upper deck carrying the Lake Street Elevated, connecting the 's Green Line and Pink Line to and from the Loop.

Shopping center
The is a commercial building in , . When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet of floor space.

Railway station
The Richard B. , on the site of the former Chicago and North Western Terminal, is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fulton River District and River North.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the and community areas of Chicago in , , United States.

Quarter
is a located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the retail and tourism corridor.

is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit.

Chicago River

Latitude
41.88638° or 41° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
-87.63783° or 87° 38′ 16″ west
Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)
Open location code
86HJV9P6+HV
Geo­Names ID
4887501
Wiki­data ID
Q643284
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chicago River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر شيكاغو
  • Armenian: Չիկագո
  • Asturian: Ríu Chicago
  • Basque: Chicago (ibaia)
  • Basque: Chicago
  • Belarusian: Чыкага
  • Catalan: Riu Chicago
  • Cebuano: Chicago River
  • Chinese: 芝加哥河
  • Chuvash: Чикаго
  • Czech: Chicago
  • Dutch: Chicago River
  • Dutch: Chicago-rivier
  • Dutch: Chicago
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر شيكاجو
  • Esperanto: Ĉikago
  • Esperanto: Rivero Ĉikago
  • Estonian: Chicago jõgi
  • Finnish: Chicagojoki
  • French: Chicago River
  • French: Chicago
  • French: rivière Chicago
  • French: Rivière Chicago
  • German: Chicago River
  • Hebrew: נהר שיקגו
  • Hebrew: שיקגו
  • Inari Sami: Chicagojuuhâ
  • Indonesian: Chicago River
  • Indonesian: Sungai Chicago
  • Irish: Abhainn Chicago
  • Italian: Chicago River
  • Italian: Chicago
  • Italian: Fiume Chicago
  • Japanese: シカゴ川
  • Korean: 시카고강
  • Latin: Flumen Sicagonis
  • Latin: Sicagoensis Fluvius
  • Malay: Sungai Chicago
  • Malay: سوڠاي شيکاݢو
  • Malayalam: ഷിക്കാഗോ നദി
  • Northern Sami: Chicagojohka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Chicagoelven
  • Norwegian: Chicagoelven
  • Persian: رود شیکاگو
  • Polish: Chicago
  • Portuguese: Rio Chicago
  • Russian: Чикаго
  • Skolt Sami: Chicagojokk
  • Slovenian: Chicago River
  • Slovenian: Chicago
  • Slovenian: reka Chicago
  • Spanish: Rio Chicago
  • Spanish: Río Chicago
  • Swedish: Chicagofloden
  • Turkish: Chicago Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Чикаго
  • Venetian: Chicago
  • Vietnamese: Sông Chicago
  • Welsh: Afon Chicago
  • Western Frisian: Chicago-rivier
  • Western Frisian: Chicago
  • Western Panjabi: شکاگو دریا

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