Chicago Bridge Lift Spring 2012

A time-lapse look at most of the active moveable bridges on the south and main branches of the Chicago river. This sequence of lifts follows groups of sailboats moving from inland winter storage to lakeside harbors in May and June of 2012. What’s moving (in order): Canal Street Railroad Bridge (built 1914) St. Charles Airline Railroad Bridge (built 1919) Roosevelt Road Bridge Jackson Street Bridge Adams Street Bridge Madison Street Bridge Washington Street Bridge Lake Street Bridge Wells Street Bridge La Salle Drive Bridge Clark Street Bridge Dearborn Street Bridge State Street Bridge DuSable (Michigan Avenue) Bridge Outer Drive (Lake Shore Drive) Bridge