State Street Bridge (Chicago)

The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, also known as the State Street Bridge, is a bridge that carries State Street across the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1]

State Street Bridge
The bridge in 2008
Coordinates41°53′15″N 87°37′41″W

History

The current bridge was started in 1939,[2] but material shortages in World War II caused a delay in completion until 1949.[3]

References
  1. "Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge in Chicago (State Street Bridge)". Presidential Broadcast Staff. 4 May 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  2. "N State St Bridge, Chicago, IL (1)". chicagoloopbridges.com.
  3. "State Street Bridge". Bridgehunter.com.


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