Construction on a 1,000-foot curving new bridge over the Chicago River on the city’s North Side began this month. The bridge, called Riverview Bridge, is part of a larger project called 312RiverRun, that extends a jogging, biking and walking path for nearly 2-miles between Addison Street and Irving Park Avenue and links parks and other recreational facilities. Work will be divided into two phases and is planned to be complete by late 2019 with work taking place over the winter as weather permits. The funding for the $25.7 million project is from federal, state and local sources. The bridge and path are a big step toward creating a continuous system of trails along the river.
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Project
location
CHICAGO
The curvy bridge
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A unique feature of the Riverview Bridge portion of the path is a more than 1,000-foot winding section that crosses the Chicago River just north of Addison Street. The bridge will have an 18-foot clearance for boats.
Timeline of the project
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Phase 1:
Riverview Bridge
Phase 2: Irving Park Road bridge and underbridge
Timing:
Timing:
Begins spring 2018 and finishes late 2019.
Work is underway, will be complete by the end of 2018
Includes:
Includes:
Repairs to Irving Park Road bridge and construction of underbrige that will unite California Avenue and Horner Park.
Includes curving bridge as well as underbridge at Addison Avenue.
CALIFORNIA
CHICAGO RIVER
Horner
Park
IRVING PARK
McFetridge
Sports
Center
Existing
trail
California
Park
Riverview
Bridge
ADDISON
Lane
Tech
Clark
Park
FEET
500
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CALIFORNIA
Phase 2: Irving Park Road bridge and underbridge
CHICAGO RIVER
Horner
Park
Timing:
Begins spring 2018 and finishes late 2019.
IRVING PARK
Includes:
Repairs to Irving Park Road bridge and construction of underbrige that will unite California Avenue and Horner Park.
McFetridge
Sports
Center
Existing
trail
California
Park
Riverview
Bridge
Phase 1:
Riverview Bridge
Timing:
Work is underway, will be complete by the end of 2018
Includes:
ADDISON
Includes curving bridge as well as underbridge at Addison Avenue.
Lane
Tech
Clark
Park
FEET
500
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CALIFORNIA
CHICAGO RIVER
Horner
Park
Phase 2:
Irving Park Road bridge and underbridge
Timing:
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Begins spring
2018 and finishes late 2019.
IRVING PARK
Includes:
Repairs to Irving Park Road bridge and construction of underbrige that will unite California Avenue and Horner Park.
McFetridge
Sports
Center
Existing
trail
California
Park
Riverview
Bridge
Phase 1:
Riverview Bridge
Timing:
Work is underway, will be complete by the end of 2018
Includes:
ADDISON
Includes curving bridge as well as underbridge at Addison Avenue.
Lane
Tech
Clark
Park
FEET
500
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Underpass
Addison
Street bridge
Built on existing grade,
will have new lighting.
10-foot
clearance
14 feet
Chicago
River
Concrete path:
10 feet wide
with two 5-foot-wide
lanes.
Railing 4 feet,
6 inches high:
Rip rap:
Rocks to
protect bridge and shoreline
from breakwater
Steel plate with aluminum handrail will have mounted LED lighting fixtures
interspersed along path.
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Underpass
Built on existing grade,
will have new lighting.
Addison
Street bridge
10-foot
clearance
14 feet
Chicago
River
Concrete path:
Railing 4 feet,
6 inches high:
Rip rap:
Rocks to
protect bridge and shoreline
from breakwater
10 feet wide
with two 5-foot-wide
lanes.
Steel plate with aluminum handrail will have mounted LED lighting fixtures
interspersed along path.
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Addison
Street bridge
10-foot
clearance
14 feet
Underpass
Built on
existing
grade, will
have new
lighting.
Chicago
River
Rip rap:
Rocks to
protect
bridge and
shoreline
from
breakwater
Concrete path:
Railing 4 feet, 6 inches high:
10 feet wide
with two 5-foot-wide
lanes.
Steel plate with aluminum handrail
will have mounted LED lighting fixtures
interspersed along path.
Sources: City of Chicago, Epstein
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