DuSable Michigan Avenue Bridge

1:1500 scale miniature paper model, about 3.25 inches wide when built

An important part of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago, the opening of this bridge in 1920 extended Michigan Avenue northward across the Chicago River and allowed the development of the elegant shopping district known as the Magnificent Mile with the Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower just to the north. The lower deck of the trunnion bascule bridge separates freight traffic on Lower Michigan from surface traffic above. Chicago has more movable bridges than any other city in the world.

Read more:

• City of Chicago Landmarks info about Michigan Ave Bridge
• Magnificent Mile history at A View on Cities
• McCormick Bridgehouse Museum is in the southwest tower of the bridge