Each bridge lift typically takes 8-12 minutes, halting traffic along streets passing over the river until each bridge is lowered. Drivers may use alternate streets or wait until the bridges are ...

Lights illuminate the Riverview Bridge as pedestrians walk over the north branch of the Chicago River. Next year, when the city finishes another riverfront project to the north, the reconstruction ...

Construction on a 1,000-foot curving new bridge over the Chicago River on the city’s North Side began this month. The bridge, called Riverview Bridge, is part of a larger project called 312Ri… ...

Bridges across the Chicago river are raised to control access into downtown as widespread looting broke out in the city on August 10, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

With summer approaching, boats around the city will soon be moved through the Chicago River out to Lake Michigan, necessitating the temporary lifting of over two dozen bridges in Chicago. Stream ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Contrary to claims on Twitter, the City of Chicago has not raised downtown bridges out of worries about civil unrest stemming from the release of the Adam Toledo police shooting video.

The Chicago Department of Transportation said emergency repairs to the DuSable Bridge over the river at Michigan Avenue will impact rush hour traffic Wednesday.