Kinzie Street railroad bridge
The Chicago and North Western Railway's Kinzie Street railroad bridge is a single leaf bascule bridge across the north branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois.Photo: Barbatus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Chicago
- Also known as: “Carroll Avenue bridge”, “Chicago & Northwestern Railway Bridge”, and “Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinzie Street Bridge and Merchandise Mart.
Kinzie Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kinzie Street Bridge is a single-leaf bascule bridge built in 1909 that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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 1,000 feet east of Kinzie Street railroad 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.
Fulton Market District
Neighborhood
Fulton Market District is on the Near West Side of Chicago. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served meat-packing, warehouse and industrial purposes, but has gentrified in the 21st century with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.
Kinzie Street railroad bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88851° or 41° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.63917° or 87° 38′ 21″ westOpen location code
86HJV9Q6+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 992404361OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6414483
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Kinzie Street railroad bridge” goes by many names.
- French: “pont de Kinzie Street”
- French: “Pont de Kinzie Street”
- Persian: “پل راهآهن خیابان کینزی”
- Russian: “Kinzie Street railroad bridge”
- Russian: “Железнодорожный мост на Кинзи-стрит”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include East Bank Club Rooftop Pool and 350 North Orleans.
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