La Salle Street Bridge (Chicago, Illinois)

The La Salle Street Bridge (or Marshall Suloway Bridge) is a single-deck double-leaf trunnion bascule bridge spanning the main stem of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois,^[2] that connects the Near North Side with the Loop area. It was constructed in 1928.

La Salle Street Bridge
View of the bridge from the Wells Street Bridge
Coordinates	41.887484°N 87.632474°W / 41.887484; -87.632474
Carries	Automobiles Pedestrians
Crosses	Chicago River
Locale	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Official name	La Salle Street Bridge
Other name(s)	Marshall Suloway Bridge
Maintained by	Chicago Department of Transportation
ID number	000016603226800
Characteristics
Total length	242 feet (74 m)
Width	86 feet (26 m)
Longest span	220 feet (67 m)
Clearance above	18.7 feet (5.7 m)
History
Designer	Donald Becker
Opened	1928
Statistics
Daily traffic	12050[1]
Location