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Approach to Halsted Street Vertical Lift Bridge, 1915
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Looking south across the Halsted Street Bridge in 1915, provides a different view of a vertical lift bridge. Vehicles and pedestrians were stopped by gates at the foot of the bridge when the center panel was raised for a passing ship. This bridge was removed in 1932, replaced by a bascule bridge.
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