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State Street Bridge (Chicago)

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.[1]

State Street Bridge

41°53′15″N 87°37′41″W / 41.88754°N 87.627994°W / 41.88754; -87.627994

1939

1949

Postcard of bridge circa 1901

Postcard of bridge circa 1901

Postcard of the bridge circa 1908

Postcard of the bridge circa 1908

The current bridge with its bascule span open for river traffic

The current bridge with its bascule span open for river traffic

The current bridge was started in 1939,[2] but material shortages in World War II caused a delay in completion until 1949.[3]

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