Harrison Street Bridge

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Construction of the Harrison Street bridge abutment on the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River on June 26, 1902. The break in the wall at right is where a sewer was being re-routed and a pile driver can be seen docked at left.

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Historical photo of the week: A western view of the Harrison Street bridge during construction on November 16, 1905.
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A western view of the Harrison Street bridge during construction on November 16, 1905. The MWRD (then Sanitary District) replaced 12 bridges on the Chicago River and South Branch in the early 1900s in support of efforts to increase the capacity of the waterway and to improve navigation.

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A view to the north from the Harrison Street bridge showing the South Branch of the Chicago River on November 24, 1908.
[This was before the river was straightened. My main motivation for saving it is the two rather large boats on the left side of the photo.]
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The South Branch of the Chicago River is seen from the east side of the river just north of the Harrison Street bridge, looking north, on September 15, 1919. The building at center is the Union Loop Power House, which the Sanitary District had acquired from the Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company and was demolishing in order to widen the river.

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A view of construction site preparation on the west side of the South Branch of the Chicago River at Harrison St on May 26, 1902, prior to the MWRD's construction of a new Harrison Street Bridge. The MWRD (then Sanitary District) replaced 12 bridges on the Chicago River and the South Branch in the early 1900s in support of efforts to increase waterway capacity and to improve navigation.
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MWRD posted on Nov 7, 2022
onstruction of the Harrison Street bridge abutment on the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River in Chicago on June 6, 1902.

 

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Installation of machinery and a boiler during preparations for bridge construction at Harrison Street on the west side of the South Branch of the Chicago River on June 6, 1902.

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The east abutment for a bridge being built at Harrison Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 7, 1902, viewed to the north from the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River.

 

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Iron work during construction of the bridge at Harrison Street in Chicago on April 28, 1905, on the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River.
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These photos indicate the 1905 bridge was a Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge.
MWRD posted two photos with the comment: "A 13.5-ton section is hoisted into place during construction of the former bridge at Harrison Street in Chicago on June 6, 1905, on the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River. The second photo shows a close up view of workers on the bridge."
MWRD posted with the comment: "Construction of the former bridge at Harrison Street in Chicago on June 6, 1905, on the east side of the South Branch of the Chicago River. The enlarged view shows the workers in position while the 13.5 ton top section of the bridge is hoisted into place."

[They don't even have hard hats.]

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A view to the northwest at the recently completed bridge at Harrison Street over the South Branch of the Chicago River on March 24, 1906. The bridge was one of 12 that the MWRD built over the Chicago River in the early 1900s.

A barge full of sugar makes the medicine go down, medicine go down. This was taken before the AT&T building was built south of Willis/Sears Tower. This is a reminder that Chicago was the candy capital of the world.

Dan Scott posted

Probably 1980

Getting ready to go through downtown Chicago.

Barge is full of sugar

Susan Hatfield: Dan, thank you for the photo. My dad, Capt. John Van Hoesen, used to talk about piloting towboats and barges filled with sugar up to Chicago. I believe it was for the Curtiss candy company, which formerly made Baby Ruth and Butterfinger.
[Dan remembers that they were going up the North Branch. The comments mention other possible destinations for a barge load of sugar in Chicago.]
Dean S Fitzgerald: That barge came from South Louisiana more than likely.