Calumet River Bridges; Strauss Bascule Bridge over the Calumet River, South Chicago. Carrying double track line of the Baltimore & Ohio - longest bascule bridge in the world

Notes:
Bridge based on bascule design created by Joseph B. Strauss (1870-1938) who also designed the Golden Gate Bridge.
Data Provider:
University of Michigan. Libraries
Collection:
Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
Place:
United States
Subject Topic:
Transportation Facilities; Bridges; Aqueducts
Language:
UND
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