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Bridge lifts begin as sailboats head down Chicago River

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By ABC7
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
April 16, 2014 (CHICAGO)

Wednesday morning sailboats coming out of winter storage began their journey down the Chicago River and into Lake Michigan.

During the boat runs all 27 bridges from the Ashland Avenue Bridge to Lake Shore Drive are raised sequentially for about 8-12 minutes.

The bridge lifts run through the end of June.

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