State Street Bridge (Chicago)

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State Street Bridge
The bridge in 2023
Coordinates41°53′15″N 87°37′41″W / 41.88754°N 87.627994°W / 41.88754; -87.627994
History
Construction start1939
Construction end1949
Location
Interactive map of State Street Bridge

The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, also known as the State Street Bridge, is a bridge that carries State Street across the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1]

History

The current bridge was started in 1939,[2] but material shortages in World War II caused a delay in completion until 1949.[3]

Beginning on April 28, 2025, the bridge was entirely closed for months-long emergency repairs, which were initially expected to be completed in November.[4][5][6] However, project completion was delayed to an undetermined date.[7] On March 25, 2026, the Chicago Department of Transportation announced that the bridge will reopen on March 27, 2026.[8]

References

  1. "Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge in Chicago (State Street Bridge)". Presidential Broadcast Staff. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  2. "N State St Bridge, Chicago, IL (1)". chicagoloopbridges.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. "State Street Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. Illers, Ethan; Tumulty, Brónagh (April 27, 2025). "State Street Bridge to be closed for months beginning Monday for 'emergency repairs': CDOT". WGN-TV. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  5. Sheperd, Lauren (April 28, 2025). "State Street Bridge Closing For Upgrades Through At Least November". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  6. "State Street Bridge closes, emergency repairs to take several months, CDOT says". ABC7 Chicago. April 27, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  7. Rivera, Mark; Markoff, Barb; Tressel, Christine; Green, Maggie; Jones, Tom (December 23, 2025). "More delays, future closures for Chicago's iconic river bridges in need of repair". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  8. Struett, David (March 25, 2026). "Months overdue, downtown's State Street Bridge set to reopen Friday". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 15, 2026.