DuSable Bridge at Michigan Ave, CLB mobile

3. N. Michigan Ave.

Quick Facts

Date Opened: May 14, 1920
Designers: Thomas G. Pihlfeldt, Hugh E. Young, Edward Bennett
Classification: Double Deck (Auto/Auto); Deck Trusses
Group Age Ranking: 5th Oldest
Clear Span: 220 feet (3rd longest – tied w/ North Franklin-Orleans; North La Salle; North Lake Shore)
Trunnion-to-Trunnion Span: 256 feet (4th longest)
Width: 92 feet (3rd widest)
Leaf Weight: 4,100 tons
Height above the Water: 17 feet
Average Daily Foot Traffic (1999): 35,909 (2nd most)
Average Daily Vehicular Traffic (2006): 33,300 (2nd most)
Annual Lifts (2006): 58
Last Rehabilitation: 1993
Cultural: Movies - The Untouchables (1986), Chain Reaction (1996), Mercury Rising (1997), Since You've Been Gone (1998), Three to Tango (1999), Just Visiting (2001), Unconditional Love (2001), The Break Up (2005), Lake House (2006), Diminished Capacity (2008), ER (1994-2009), Prison Break (2005-2009)