Wells Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge raised to allow sailboats to pass
Coordinates	41°53′15″N 87°38′02″W / 41.88750°N 87.63389°W / 41.88750; -87.63389
Carries	Automobiles Elevated Trains Pedestrians
Crosses	Chicago River
Locale	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Official name	Wells Street Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge
History
Designer	E. H. Bennett
Opened	February 11, 1922
Location

The Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River was built in 1922. Standing east of the Franklin Street Bridge and southeast of the Merchandise Mart, the bascule bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop."

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