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Restoration of a Chicago Icon, the West Adams Street Bridge

Harbour was a part of the team that helped restore the iconic West Adams Street bridge, which has been in use for more than 140 years in Chicago, Illinois. The bridge opened in 1927, and like other bridges over the Chicago River, it is designed to be lifted, allowing sailboats and other large vessels to pass. It is one of 37 movable bridges maintained by the Chicago Department of Transportation.
West Adams Street Bridge drawings

West Adams Street Bridge drawings

This bridge is 16′-0″ above the Chicago River and gets used by more than 50,000 pedestrians and 37 CTA bus routes per day. the 199′-0″ trunnion-to-trunnion deck truss bridge has a clear span of 173′-0″. The 1909 Plan of Chicago influenced the bridge design. The Adams Street bridge and its neighbor at Jackson Blvd. are the only two single-deck bridges representing Burnham’s Plan for downtown river bridges. The most iconic feature of the bridge is the four limestone bridge tender houses, which give homage to the Beaux-Arts. The placement of all bridge support was purposely below the deck, giving unobstructed views of the city.


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CLIENT

City of Chicago
Chicago Department of Transportation


ROLE

General Contractor
Restoration


ARCHITECT

Edward H. Bennett


ENGINEER

Donald N. Becker


COMPLETION

Built: 1929
Renovated: 1996


ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

311 South Wacker Drive
AT&T Plaza
Algonquin Galleria Lifestyle Center
Burr Ridge Police Station
Butler National Golf Club
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Chicago Fire Toyota Park (Now SeatGeek Stadium)
Chicago’s 12th (Near West) District Police Station
Chicago’s 23rd, Now 19th District Police Station
Darien Sportsplex
Dearborn Station
Drake Oak Brook Office Plaza
Freedom Commons
Ha-Lo/Shure Offices
Harbour Headquarters and Corporate Office
Harger Woods Corporate Center
Kendall County Public Safety Center
Lewis University Airport Private Hangar
Local 399 Union Hall and Training Center
LyondellBasell Morris Manufacturing Complex
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center
Museum Campus
Nature’s Care Co. Dispensary
MB Oak Brook Bank
Oak Brook Promenade
Oak Brook Shopping Center
Oakbrook Terrace Police Station
O’Hare Airport Transit System
O’Hare Air Rescue Firefighter Station No. 2
O’Hare Modernization Program
One Lincoln Centre
Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
Romeoville Aquatic Center and Splash Pad
Romeoville Athletic and Event Center
Sandwich Public Safety Complex
Scott R. Triphahn Community Ice Rink
Stepan Chemicals Millsdale
The Orbit Ice Rink
Will County “302” Offices and Security
Will County Adult Detention Facility
Will County Animal Control Center
Will County Emergency Management Agency
WM Corporate Offices
WM Bluff City Transfer Station
Woodridge Police Department and Public Works

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