Wells Street Bridge, Chicago

Name: Wells Street Bridge
Address: 275 N Wells St, Chicago, 60606, United States

#128 among attractions in Chicago

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Facts and practical information

The Wells Street Bridge is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, which was built in 1922. Standing east of the Franklin Street Bridge and southeast of the Merchandise Mart, the bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop". The bridge is double-decked, the lower deck carrying three lanes of traffic south over the river with sidewalks on both sides of the street. The upper deck serves as a bridge for the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown and Purple lines. Bridge tenders' houses for controlling the bridge are on the northwest and southeast corners of the bridge. ()

Coordinates: 41°53'15"N, 87°38'2"W

Address

275 N Wells StDowntown (Near North Side)Chicago 60606 United States

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Wells Street Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wolf Point, Frontera Grill, Kinzie Street Bridge, Franklin Street Bridge.

~1140 ftW
Park
Wolf Point, Chicago
6 min walk • Wolf Point is the location at the confluence of the North, South and Main Branches of the Chicago River in the present day Near North Side, Loop, and Near West Side community areas of Chicago.
~1360 ftNE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Frontera Grill, Chicago
7 min walk • Frontera Grill is a Mexican restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Rick Bayless. It opened on March 21, 1987, at 445 N. Clark Street in Chicago's River North neighborhood and was Bayless' first restaurant. In 2011, the Chicago Sun-Times called it "a study in the art of Mexican cookery".
~1420 ftW
Bridge
Kinzie Street Bridge, Chicago
7 min walk • The Chicago and North Western Railway's Kinzie Street railroad bridge is a single leaf bascule bridge across the north branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its opening in 1908 it was the world's longest and heaviest bascule bridge.
~520 ftW
Bridge
Franklin Street Bridge, Chicago
3 min walk • The Franklin–Orleans Street Bridge, commonly known as the Franklin Street Bridge, is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was built in October 1920, and is located directly southwest of the Merchandise Mart.
~1740 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Theater, Concerts and shows
Oriental Theatre, Chicago
9 min walk • The James M. Nederlander Theatre is a theater located at 24 West Randolph Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago, Illinois. Previously known as the Oriental Theatre, it opened in 1926 as a deluxe movie palace and vaudeville venue.
~820 ftE
Bridge
Clark Street Bridge, Chicago
4 min walk • The Clark Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, connecting the Near North Side with The Loop via Clark Street.
~1220 ftE
Bridge
Dearborn Street Bridge, Chicago
6 min walk • The Dearborn Street Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1962. It connects the Near North Side with "The Loop." The American Institute of Steel Construction honored the bridge with the 1963 "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" award in the Movable Span category.
~1260 ftS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Opera
Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago
7 min walk • The Cadillac Palace Theatre is operated by Broadway In Chicago, a Nederlander company. It is located at 151 West Randolph Street in the Chicago Loop area.
~690 ftW
Skyscraper
Merchandise Mart, Chicago
4 min walk • The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it was opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet of floor space. The Art Deco structure is located at the junction of the Chicago River's branches.
~1020 ftSE
Modernist architecture, Postmodern architecture
77 West Wacker Drive, Chicago
5 min walk • 77 West Wacker Drive, previously the United Building, is an American office building in the Loop, Chicago. Finished in 1992, the building rises to a height of 668 ft with around 944,000 square feet of interior space. The building, with 50 floors, was designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
~410 ftE
Bridge
La Salle Street Bridge, Chicago
2 min walk • The La Salle Street Bridge is a single-deck double-leaf trunnion bascule bridge spanning the main stem of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, that connects the Near North Side with the Loop area. It was constructed in 1928 at a cost of $2,500,000 by the Strobel Steel Constructing Company.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wells Street Bridge?

Nearby attractions include 300 North LaSalle, Chicago (2 min walk), La Salle Street Bridge, Chicago (2 min walk), Builders Building, Chicago (3 min walk), Franklin Street Bridge, Chicago (3 min walk).

How to get to Wells Street Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wells Street Bridge:

Bus

Wells & Merchandise Mart • Lines: 125, 37 (2 min walk)
321 N LaSalle SB • Lines: 156 (3 min walk)

Metro

Merchandise Mart • Lines: Brown, Purple (3 min walk)
Clark/Lake • Lines: Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple (5 min walk)

Train

Ogilvie Transportation Center (11 min walk)
Millennium Station (15 min walk)