1888 Jackson Boulevard Swing Bridge over the South Branch

(3D Satellite, it has been replaced by the 1916 trunnion bridge)

A Joseph Strauss designed trunnion bridge replaced this one in 1916.

Pavel Bv posted
Former Jackson Street Swing Bridge, 1892. “Union Depot” rail yard on the front left.

MWRD posted
MWRD posted
The original Jackson Blvd. bridge from the west end looking east in 1914.

MWRD posted
A view to the south from the Adams Street bridge on May 10, 1904, showing the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and warehouse on the west side of the South Branch of the Chicago River, with the Jackson Street and Metropolitan West Side elevated railroad bridges visible in the background. The inlet to the bypass tunnel, which had been built by the Sanitary District (now MWRD) to accommodate increased flow of water through the Chicago River to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, is at left below the railing. 

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MWRD posted
Historical Photo of the Week: The cofferdam on the west side of the South Branch of the ‪#‎Chicago‬ River during construction of the Jackson Blvd. bridge on April 2, 1914, viewed from the south side of the swing bridge that was being replaced.
MWRD posted
The cofferdam on the west side of the South Branch of the Chicago River during construction of the Jackson Boulevard Bridge in Chicago, Illinois, on April 2, 1914. The MWRD built the bascule bridge to replace the previous swing bridge. It was completed in late 1915 and was opened to traffic in January 1916.