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Grand Avenue Bridge (Chicago)

The Grand Avenue Bridge, formerly Indiana Street Bridge, is a fixed-trunnion bascule bridge in Chicago, Illinois, that crosses the North Branch Chicago River.

History

Before the current bridge opened in 1913, a swing bridge took the place of the current bridge. The wood and iron swing bridge opened in 1869.

The swing bridge was dismantled in favor of a new bascule bridge, which opened on December 13, 1913. Months earlier, on August 15, 1913, Indiana Street was renamed to Grand Avenue as part of a citywide changes of street names.

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