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An aerial view shows "The Great Two Mile Curve," at Romeoville, ten months after the filling of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The location of a recently removed passenger bridge can be seen in the lower right corner of the photo.

Large utility structures stand on the side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Large piles of rock stand along a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal post-construction.

A large cantilever conveyor crane moves earth excavated during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A truss bridge spans a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Smoke fills the sky over a section of the empty Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal post-construction.

A side view shows a rock wall lining a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal post-construction.

Construction workers stand in and along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as a large cantilever conveyor crane moves excavated earth.

A large cantilever conveyor crane removes excavated earth from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Two large cantilever conveyor cranes remove excavated earth from the empty Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Railroad tracks run through the construction site at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A large truss structure stands on the banks of a partially filled Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A view shows a full Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal five months after construction completed.

A bridge spans a partially filled section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A view taken from a bridge shows the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal nearly three months after it was filled with water.

A view taken from the banks shows the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal nearly three months after it was filled with water.

Mounds of excavated materials stand along the side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal nearly three months after it was filled with water.

A view of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lemont shows the waterway four months after it was filled with water.

A landscape view shows a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A view from an unidentified bridge shows a section of the partially filled Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Two cranes stand on the right side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A landscape view shows a small house along the left side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

An aerial view shows the Bear Trap Dam located at the base of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport.

An aerial view shows the Bear Trap Dam in operation. Photo caption: "1586-15 1-20-1900 Bear Trap Dam in operation. Depth of water at crest of Dam 2 ft."

A side view shows the rapids passing over the Bear Trap Dam located at Lockport.