Dearborn Street Bridge, Chicago

Name: Dearborn Street Bridge
Address: Chicago Ave., Chicago, 46528, United States

#174 among attractions in Chicago

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Facts and practical information

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. The first drawbridge was built at Dearborn street in 1834 when Chicago had a population of 350. It was the primary crossing point over the Chicago River for the original town. ()

Opened: 1962 (62 years ago)Coordinates: 41°53'15"N, 87°37'46"W

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Chicago Ave.Downtown (The Loop)Chicago 46528 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Chicago Theatre, Marina City, Andy's Jazz Club, Frontera Grill.

~970 ftSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Chicago Theatre, Chicago
5 min walk • The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
~290 ftNE
Tower, Architecture, Neighbourhood
Marina City, Chicago
2 min walk • Marina City, affectionately known as "the corn cob", is a mixed-use residential-commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg.
~1060 ftNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Andy's Jazz Club, Chicago
6 min walk • Andy's Jazz Club, located several blocks north of the Chicago Loop, was founded as "Andy's 11 E. Lounge" in 1951 by Andy Rizzuto. A group of investors bought the property in 1975, changing its name to "Andy's". The club is one of the city's most popular jazz venues.
~1170 ftN
Nightlife, Restaurant
Frontera Grill, Chicago
6 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".
~670 ftE
Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Chicago
4 min walk • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a war memorial in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, dedicated on November 11, 2005.
~750 ftE
Bridge
Wabash Avenue Bridge, Chicago
4 min walk • The Wabash Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1930. Standing west of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and east of Marina City, the bascule bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop" area.
~380 ftE
Bridge
Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, Chicago
2 min walk • 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.
~1000 ftS
Gothic Revival architecture, Theater, Concerts and shows
Oriental Theatre, Chicago
5 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.
~410 ftW
Bridge
Clark Street Bridge, Chicago
2 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.
~460 ftSW
Modernist architecture, Postmodern architecture
77 West Wacker Drive, Chicago
3 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.
~810 ftW
Bridge
La Salle Street Bridge, Chicago
4 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 Dearborn Street Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Marina City, Chicago (2 min walk), Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, Chicago (2 min walk), ABA Museum of Law, Chicago (2 min walk), Clark Street Bridge, Chicago (2 min walk).

How to get to Dearborn Street Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dearborn Street Bridge:

Bus

Dearborn & Marina City • Lines: 22, 36, 62, (N) N22, (N) N62 (2 min walk)
Wacker & State WB • Lines: 134, 135, 136 (2 min walk)

Metro

State/Lake • Lines: Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple (4 min walk)
Clark/Lake • Lines: Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple (4 min walk)

Train

Millennium Station (10 min walk)
Ogilvie Transportation Center (16 min walk)