N. Michigan Avenue - Du Sable Bridge - Chicago Downtown
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Published 2012-06-01
N. Michigan Avenue
Du Sable Bridge
On October 15, 2010, the Michigan Avenue bridge was renamed the DuSable Bridge in honor of Chicago's first permanent resident - Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable. DuSable, the son of a French pirate and a Haitian slave, established Chicago's first trading post in 1779. His trading post was located near where the NE bridgehouse is today.
This bridge is considered by many to be the most spectacular of the 18 bridges. It has 4 ornate bridge tender houses. Each double-deck leaf is supported by 4 deck trusses. It is two bridges built side-by-side to allow one side to be open without blocking North Michigan Avenue off completely.
The bas relief sculptures on the south bridge tender houses commemorate the Fort Dearborn Massacre of 1812 (Fort Dearborn was located at the south end of today's bridge) and the rebuilding of the city after the Great Fire of 1871. The bas relief sculptures on the north side bridge tender houses commemorate French explorers Marquette and Joliet; and early settlers Kinzie and DuSable.
In 2006, the SW bridge tender house became home to the McCormick Bridgehouse Museum. Displays of the history of the Chicago River, as well as the ability to see the operating machinery of the bridge, and to access to all levels of the bridge tender house make this museum a must see for both the bridge enthusiast and the river enthusiast.
All Comments (21)
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DuSable Bridge is all at once a beautiful work of public art and a great feat of civil engineering, it’s the beauty of 100 years of man made project. Chicago’s bridges are distinctive features of Chicago's infrastructure. Thank you for watching
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Fantastic video! With the bells, sounds like Wall Street stock exchange! Wow, drivers sound like from New York! Hehe!!
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Great video, friend! There are times when nothing better illuminates your path than a burning bridge. Enjoy your travels and good mood!
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I remember this beautiful place... Vivi por 8 anos in chicago😀 !! I love it😉!!
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City of bridges, rich authentic history, and from what I’ve heard ‘great food’. Chi town!
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Most Amazing bridge I've ever seen
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Good to see home again I live in Kentucky, very good video.
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Beautifully taken...could'nt have done it better myself.
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I've never seen this bridge, i'm from mexico but i love Chicago, is amazing,some day go to Chicago i'm sure
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this is amazing!!
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This lifting of bridge along with ding ding sound reminds me of playing midtown madness in my childhood days.
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Lived in Chicago since '08 and never seen this bridge move. Thanks for sharing!
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Bonjour, j'ai toujours été stupéfaits et fier des Américains car il font du beau et du bon travail et pour celà je tiens personnellement à salué les ingénieurs Américains qui ont travaillé dur, aimé son pays c'est de lui laisser quelque chose d'éternel comme ce pont merveilleux. Merci à vous.
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This is amazing
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miss chicago always be my hometown :)
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The greatest city in the history of the Universe.
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The Michigan Avenue bridge where the Magnificent mile begins!
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at the end , Ambulance sound was awesome , superb sound effect . . and I'm remembering GTA #ViceCity
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Miluji Chicago,byla jsem tam 3krat,ma dcera zije na predmesti jiz 18let,vzdy se tam do mesta rada vracim a najdu zase neco hezkeho,zazili jsme nataceni filmu Transformes 3,Hela
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Super video
