Loomis Street Bridge

Loomis Street Bridge is a bridge in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Loomis Street Bridge is situated nearby to the playground Park 571 Nature Play Space, as well as near Jacolik Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ashland station and St. Barbara Church.

Ashland station

Metro station

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Ashland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located at the intersection of Ashland Avenue and 31st Street near the Stevenson Expressway. Ashland station is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Loomis Street Bridge.

St. Barbara Church

Church

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St. Barbara's in Chicago - historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois, at 2859 South Throop St. It is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. St. Barbara Church is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Loomis Street Bridge.

National Museum of Mexican Art

Museum

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The National Museum of Mexican Art is a museum featuring Mexican and Chicano art and culture. It is located in Harrison Park in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. National Museum of Mexican Art is situated 1 mile northwest of Loomis Street Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilsen and Bridgeport.

Pilsen

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Only a few minutes from the center of Chicago by train, Pilsen is a working-class predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood. Marked by riches in art and historic architecture and occupied by a community that's fiercely proud of where they live, this neighborhood is at once distinctly Chicagoan and something entirely unique.

Bridgeport

Suburb

Bridgeport is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago, on the city's South Side, bounded on the north by the South Branch of the Chicago River, on the west by Ashland Avenue, on the south by Pershing Road, on the east by the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and on the northeast by the Dan Ryan Expressway.