DuSable Bridge
The DuSable Bridge is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Michigan Avenue Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trump International Hotel and Tower and Fort Dearborn.
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Hotel
Photo: solarwind-chicago, CC BY 2.0.
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, or simply the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in the Near North Side community area in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. Trump International Hotel and Tower is situated 560 feet west of DuSable Bridge.
Fort Dearborn
Memorial
Photo: Napoléon Sarony, Public domain.
Fort Dearborn was a United States fort, first built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed by U.S. troops under Captain John Whistler and named in honor of Henry Dearborn, then United States Secretary of War.
Chicago Architecture Center
Museum
Photo: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chicago Architecture Center, formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, whose mission is to showcase Chicago and ideas from cities worldwide to inspire better living through design. Chicago Architecture Center is situated 370 feet southeast of DuSable Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Along the Magnificent Mile and Streeterville.
Along the Magnificent Mile
Neighborhood
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
The Magnificent Mile is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
Streeterville
Neighborhood
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located north of the Chicago River, it is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east.
River North
Quarter
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
River North is a Chicago neighborhood located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail and tourism corridor.
DuSable Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88885° or 41° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
-87.62439° or 87° 37′ 28″ westNamed after
Jean Baptiste Point du SableOpen location code
86HJV9QG+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 548266139OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q1928112
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Satellite Map
Discover DuSable Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“DuSable Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “杜萨布尔桥”
- Dutch: “Michigan Avenue Bridge”
- French: “pont de Michigan Avenue”
- French: “Pont de Michigan Avenue”
- German: “DuSable Bridge”
- Japanese: “ミシガンアヴェニューブリッジ”
- Russian: “Мост Дюсейбл”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum and Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite.
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