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Michigan Avenue Bridge

bridge in Chicago, Illinois
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Michigan Avenue Bridge

Summary

Michigan Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge[1]. It draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (bascule_bridge category, ranking #10 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • Michigan Avenue Bridge is located in Chicago[3].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge is in the country of United States[4].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's instance of is recorded as bascule bridge[5].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's crosses is recorded as Chicago River[6].
  • The location of Michigan Avenue Bridge was Chicago[7].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Michigan Avenue Bridge[8].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.888861, 'lon': -87.624361}[9].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Michigan Avenue Bridge[10].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's Commons gallery is recorded as Michigan Avenue Bridge[11].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark[12].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's date of official opening is recorded as May 14, 1920[13].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+122'}[14].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Michigan Avenue[15].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's longest span is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+78'}[16].
  • Michigan Avenue Bridge's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Michigan Avenue Bridge[17].

Body

Geography

Michigan Avenue Bridge is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago[3].

Physical Characteristics

Michigan Avenue Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+122'}[14].

Designation and Status

Michigan Avenue Bridge's instance of is recorded as bascule bridge[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark[12].

Why It Matters

Michigan Avenue Bridge draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (bascule_bridge category, ranking #10 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Michigan Avenue Bridge. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/michigan-avenue-bridge
MLA “Michigan Avenue Bridge.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/michigan-avenue-bridge.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_michigan-avenue-bridge_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Michigan Avenue Bridge}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/michigan-avenue-bridge}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3h ago · Hofoen · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → Chicago Landmark
    Crosses → Chicago River
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Chicago
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q537127]]"
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