Cortland Street Drawbridge

The Cortland Street Drawbridge over the is the original Chicago-style fixed-trunnion bascule bridge, designed by John Ericson and Edward Wilmann.
Wikipedia
Photo: Hyperion924, Public domain.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: American bridge
  • Also known as: “Clybourn Place Drawbridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clybourn station and Walsh Park.

Railway station
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Clybourn is a railroad station in serving 's Union Pacific North Line and Union Pacific Northwest Line. It is located at 2001 North Ashland Avenue and is the first station north of . is situated 1,100 feet west of Cortland Street Drawbridge.

Park
Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0.

Bar
Photo: MisterJayEm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hideout Chicago, also known as Hideout Inn, is a music venue and former factory bar located in an industrial area between the and Bucktown neighborhoods of in the Elston Avenue Industrial Corridor. is situated 1,200 feet south of Cortland Street Drawbridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include RANCH Triangle and Bucktown.

Neighborhood
is a small neighborhood within . The word is an acronym composed of the boundaries of the neighborhood: Racine, Armitage, North, , and Halsted.

Neighborhood
Photo: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Victorgrigas, Public domain.
is the vanguard of music, nightlife, and fashion in . This article also includes the sly, enjoyable Ukrainian Village, immediately south, and pieces of the greater West Town area.

Cortland Street Drawbridge

Latitude
41.91697° or 41° 55′ 1″ north
Longitude
-87.66428° or 87° 39′ 51″ west
Open location code
86HJW88P+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 705792408
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q5173348
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Satellite Map

Discover Cortland Street Drawbridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Cortland Street Drawbridge” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line Railroad Bridge and Shred415.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Cortland Street Bridge Restoration and Bridge House.

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