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NORTHERN MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be cleaning bascule bridges in three Northern Michigan communities in May. According to MDOT, the cleanings will remove sand ...
You can't do six months," said downtown commuter Lori, who was walking over the State Street bridge Thursday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The State Street Bascule bridge will ...
CHICAGO – The State Street Bascule Bridge over the main branch of the Chicago River will be closed for months beginning Monday, April 28 for emergency repairs, according to the Chicago ...
Locally, most people are familiar with the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge that sits above the Black River in the city of Lorain. If you are not familiar with the Bascule Brewery and Public House ...
Before that, the bascule bridge, which opened in 1926, stayed open for more than three decades, though the 90-foot-wide opening was too tight for cargo ships entering the port, and several ...
“(That) includes the new State and Lake CTA station rebuild and the Lake Street bascule bridge reconstruction, both will have significant traffic impacts in 2026." The major project will include ...
Bridge crews raised the southern drawbridge temporarily while it was broken. The Lake Avenue Bascule Bridge in December 2024. A specialized part to repair the bridge had to be manufactured and ...
By the mid-1880s, 35 movable bridges spanned the river. Then in 1902, the Cortland Street Bridge became the first trunnion bascule bridge ever built. Essentially a drawbridge with two halves that ...
“[That] includes the new State and Lake CTA station rebuild and the Lake Street bascule bridge reconstruction, both will have significant traffic impacts in 2026." In terms of ...
"I still haven't seen a cent." The century-old Bascule bridge in Kingston, Ont., was demolished in June 2024. (Dan Taekema/CBC) Vilneff said between abruptly losing his job and waiting to be paid ...