Illinois
DuSable Bridge (Michigan Avenue Bridge)
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- On screen
- The Fort Dearborn Massacre
- Where
- North Michigan Avenue over the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Time & access
- Free to cross; the bridgehouse museum is seasonal.
In the game
A City Hotspot about the Fort Dearborn massacre sits at the bridge, whose carved bridgehouses recall the city’s early history.
History in brief
Opened in 1920, the double-deck bascule bridge stands near the site of Fort Dearborn, which was attacked in 1812. It was renamed in 2010 after Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the city’s first non-Indigenous settler.
The place today
A busy crossing with the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum in its south-west tower.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.