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VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST, LOOKING NORTHEAST. - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
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VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST, LOOKING NORTHEAST. - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wabash Avenue, Spanning Chicago River at North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Description
Pihlfeldt, Thomas; Ketler and Elliot Company; American Bridge Company; Becker, Donald M; Gayton, Loran; Rowe, Clarence S; Chicago Dept. of Transportation, sponsor; Sears, Hannah, transmitter; Sneddon, Matthew T, historian; Lowe, Jet, photographer
Depicted place Illinois; Cook County; Chicago
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER ILL, 16-CHIG, 133-3
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: In 1930 the Wabash Bridge was awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction prize for "Most Beautiful."
  • Survey number: HAER IL-48
  • Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0613.photos.037035p
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