Kinzie Street Bridge, Chicago

Name: Kinzie Street Bridge
Address: 430 W Kinzie St, Chicago, 60654, United States

#132 among attractions in Chicago

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Facts and practical information

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. The previous bridges on the same site included a pedestrian span that was the first bridge across the Chicago River; a second bridge that served as Chicago's first railroad bridge; and a third bridge that was one of the first all-steel spans in the United States. ()

Length: 196 ftWidth: 42 ftCoordinates: 41°53'19"N, 87°38'21"W

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430 W Kinzie StDowntown (Near North Side)Chicago 60654 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Wolf Point, Civic Opera House, Frontera Grill, Wells Street Bridge.

~470 ftSE
Park
Wolf Point, Chicago
3 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.
0.4 miS
Theater, Opera, Concerts and shows
Civic Opera House, Chicago
11 min walk • The Civic Opera House, also called Lyric Opera House is an opera house located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The Civic's main performance space, named for Ardis Krainik, seats 3,563, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, after the Metropolitan Opera House.
0.4 miE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Frontera Grill, Chicago
12 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 ftE
Bridge
Wells Street Bridge, Chicago
7 min walk • The Wells Street Bridge is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, which was built in 1922.
~950 ftSE
Bridge
Franklin Street Bridge, Chicago
5 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.
0.4 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Opera
Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago
11 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.
~740 ftE
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.
~1180 ftS
Skyscraper
150 North Riverside, Chicago
6 min walk • 150 North Riverside Plaza is a highrise building in Chicago, Illinois, completed in 2017. The building is 54 stories tall. The building occupies a two-acre site on the west bank of the Chicago River, whose size and location demanded an unusually small base for the building.
0.5 miS
Bridge, Opera, Concerts and shows
Lyric Opera, Chicago
13 min walk • The Madison Street Bridge, also known as the Lyric Opera Bridge, is a 1922 bascule bridge that spans the South Branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.
~1490 ftS
Bridge
Randolph Street Bridge, Chicago
8 min walk • The Randolph Street Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
~1830 ftE
Bridge
La Salle Street Bridge, Chicago
9 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 Kinzie Street Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building, Chicago (2 min walk), Wolf Point, Chicago (3 min walk), Merchandise Mart, Chicago (4 min walk), Franklin Street Bridge, Chicago (5 min walk).

How to get to Kinzie Street Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kinzie Street Bridge:

Bus

Orleans & Merchandise Mart • Lines: 125, 37 (4 min walk)
Grand & Kingsbury EB • Lines: 65 (6 min walk)

Metro

Clinton • Lines: Green, Pink (7 min walk)
Merchandise Mart • Lines: Brown, Purple (7 min walk)

Train

Ogilvie Transportation Center (9 min walk)
Chicago Union Station (18 min walk)