Cortland Street Bridge to close for repairs

Friday, May 29, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cortland Street Bridge, a historic Chicago drawbridge, is shutting down June 1 for structural repairs.

Cars will be detoured to the north on Webster and trucks will be routed south to North Avenue.
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Pedestrians and bicycles will still be allowed on the bridge.

The work will repair sections of roadway and sidewalks.

The Cortland Street Bridge was built in 1902 and served as a model for other drawbridges of its style around the world. It was named a Chicago historic landmark in 1991.

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