Franklin Street Bridge
The Franklin–Orleans Street Bridge, commonly known as the Franklin Street Bridge, is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: road bridge over the Chicago River
- Also known as: “Franklin-Orleans Street Bridge” and “Franklin–Orleans Street Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merchandise Mart and Wells Street Bridge.
Merchandise Mart
Shopping center
The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet of floor space. Merchandise Mart is situated 430 feet north of Franklin Street Bridge.
Wells Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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". Wells Street Bridge is situated 500 feet east of Franklin Street Bridge.
Chicago Union Station
Railway station
Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago, United States. Chicago Union Station is situated 3,400 feet south of Franklin Street Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fulton River District and River North.
Fulton River District
Neighborhood
The Fulton River District is a Chicago 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 Near West Side and West Town community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
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.
Loop
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Franklin Street Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88738° or 41° 53′ 15″ northLongitude
-87.63581° or 87° 38′ 9″ westOpen location code
86HJV9P7+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 659567054OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5491875
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In Other Languages
“Franklin Street Bridge” goes by many names.
- Persian: “پل خیابان فرانکلین”
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