Title
Underside of the Outer Drive Bridge, Chicago
Subject
Illinois--Chicago River
Illinois--Chicago
Rivers
Boats and boating
Bridges
Description
A view of the underside of the newly opened Outer Drive Bridge over the Chicago River. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city to dedicate the bridge. The Public Works Administration, one of Roosevelt's many New Deal initiatives, helped fund construction of the bridge, which was designed to ease traffic congestion on Michigan Avenue. Also known as the Link Bridge and the Lake Shore Drive Bridge, the Outer Drive Bridge was renamed the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge in 1982, in honor of President Roosevelt and his role in the creation of the bridge.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1937-10-05
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400438
Henry Horner Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
21 x 26 cm