This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1929: Ogden Park

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1657 (added 2005-03-19)
Year Completed:1929
Name:Ogden Park
Location:Chicago, Illinois, USA
At or Near Feature:Ogden Park
Principals:Linn White, C.R. Hoyt, George T. Donahue
References:AAJ, ENR19290808
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 36 meters (118 feet)
Deck width:8.5 feet

Notes:

  • Looking at a picture of this bridge spanning about 150 feet of water, and looking at present-day maps and images of Ogden Park, it can be confusing trying to reconcile the location of this bridge as present-day Ogden Park has no waterways. The Chicago Park District web site explains, "Additionally, each [of several city parks] had a beautiful landscape with a meandering waterway near a meadow of ballfields. Ogden Park's waterway was drained and filled in 1940."

Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.

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