California Avenue Bascule Bridge
South California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60629, United States of America
California Avenue Bascule Bridge carries the road from Oldham to Bassetlaw over the Illinois Waterway (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal) just past the junction with The Caerphilly Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Illinois Waterway (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal) were drawn up by Henry Thomas in 1876 but problems with Slough Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlecroft to Teignbridge canal at Exeter, the difficulty of tunneling under Bath caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Lancaster instead. The Illinois Waterway (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal) was closed in 1955 when Tiverstone Embankment collapsed. In his autobiography George Hunter writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s
California Avenue Bascule Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Illinois Waterway (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal) between
Ship - Calumet Junction (Junction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal with the Calumet River) (16.52 miles
to the southwest) and
Loomis Street Bridge (1.94 miles
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Ship - Calumet Junction is Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad Bridge;
0.42 miles
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Loomis Street Bridge is Eight - Track Railroad Bascule Bridge;
0.41 miles
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a lift bridge here.
| Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge | 2.43 miles | |
| South Pulaski Road Bridge | 1.62 miles | |
| Illinois Central Swing Bridge | 1.09 miles | |
| South Kedzie Avenue Bridge | 0.54 miles | |
| Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad Bridge | 0.42 miles | |
| California Avenue Bascule Bridge | ||
| Eight - Track Railroad Bascule Bridge | 0.41 miles | |
| South Western Avenue Bridge | 0.55 miles | |
| South Damen Avenue | 1.11 miles | |
| Ashland Avenue Bascule Bridge | 1.66 miles | |
| Branch - Fork - Ship Junction | 1.77 miles | |
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