1 in 6 Chicago bridges are in ‘poor’ condition. How worried should you be?

Source WLS AM
Original Load Date April 28, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Last Updated April 28, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wlsam.com/2026/04/28/1-in-6-chicago-bridges-are-in-poor-condition-how-worried-should-you-be/

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As downtown Chicago enters its annual _bridge lifting season_ , raising its historic bascule bridges to allow recreational boats to pass underneath, questions remain about the city’s ability to repair several of them without worsening traffic. When the city _reopened the State Street Bridge_ in Mar...