Madison Street Bridge
The Madison Street Bridge, also known as the Lyric Opera Bridge, is a 1922 bascule bridge that spans the South Branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Civic Opera House and Chicago Union Station.
Civic Opera House
Theater building
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Civic Opera House, also often mistakenly referred to as the Lyric Opera House, is an opera house located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The Civic's main performance space, named for Ardis Krainik, seats 3,276, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, after the Metropolitan Opera House.
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 1,300 feet southwest of Madison Street Bridge.
Willis Tower
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Willis Tower, formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Willis Tower is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Madison Street Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fulton River District and Loop.
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.
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.
Greektown
Neighborhood
Greektown is a social and dining district, located on the Near West Side of Chicago. Today, Greektown consists mostly of restaurants and businesses, although a cultural museum and an annual parade and festival still remain in the neighborhood.
Madison Street Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Chicago, Illinois, U.S
- Categories: bascule bridge and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.88191° or 41° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
-87.63822° or 87° 38′ 18″ westOpen location code
86HJV9J6+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 705229655OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q20486927
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