Van Buren Street Bridge
The Van Buren Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the sixth bridge at this location and carrying this name, and was completed in 1956.Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Willis Tower and Chicago Union Station.
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 810 feet northeast of Van Buren 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 1,100 feet northwest of Van Buren Street Bridge.
311 South Wacker Drive
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
311 South Wacker Drive is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois, and completed in 1990. At 961 feet tall, it is the ninth-tallest building in Chicago and the 36th tallest in the United States. 311 South Wacker Drive is situated 480 feet northeast of Van Buren Street Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jane Byrne Interchange and Printers Row.
Jane Byrne Interchange
Locality
Photo: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jane Byrne Interchange is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the junction between the Dan Ryan, Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways, and Ida B.
Printers Row
Neighborhood
Photo: puroticorico, CC BY 2.0.
Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west.
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.
Van Buren Street Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, United States
- Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87681° or 41° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
-87.63741° or 87° 38′ 15″ westOpen location code
86HJV9G7+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 705230848OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q20486942
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In Other Languages
“Van Buren Street Bridge” goes by many names.
- Persian: “پل خیابان فان بورن (شیکاگو)”
- Persian: “پل خیابان فان بورن”
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