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Bridges, Chicago (No. 1)

The Wabash Avenue Bridge (officially, Irv Kupcinet Bridge) over the Chicago River was built in 1930.  Standing west of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and east of Marina City, the bascule bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop" area.

The single-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge was designed by Thomas Pihlfeldt and built by the Ketler and Elliot Company. The American Institute of Steel Construction awarded it the "Most Beautiful" bridge in 1930. 

The control houses for controlling bridge operations are on the northwest and southwest corners of the bridge. The control houses are identical in design. In 1961 the control houses were upgraded to allow single man operation. Electrical modernization also accompanied this upgrade. While the northern control house is no longer in use, it still stands.

Source: Wikipedia

The Clark Street Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, connecting the Near North Side with The Loop.

The current bridge, which was completed in 1929, is the eighth bridge to span the river at this point. In 1853 the bridge was struck by a steamer, called the London, and collapsed, blocking traffic on the river. The bridge was dredged and river traffic resumed on September 8, 1853. In 1854, the city approved an expenditure of $12,000 to replace the bridge with a pivot bridge.During the Lager Beer Riot in 1855, the bridge was pivoted to help contain the rioters. 

On June 26, 1907, the steamer Atlas collided with the south abutment of the bridge and sank. She was declared a total loss. 

The passenger ship SS Eastland was scheduled to sail from the dock at the Clark Street Bridge when she capsized on July 24, 1915, killing 844 people.

Source: Wikipedia

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The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) Wabash Avenue Bridge / Irv Kupcinet Bridge Chicago, Illinois (USA) Bridge over the Main Branch Chicago river Type: bascule bridge.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 11-2-2020

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of 10:00 a.m., November 2, 2020, there have been 792,475 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 25,235 total cases and 458 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the death of a 71-year old female from Grant County. “We are deeply saddened by this news, a loss to both the family and our state,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (188), Berkeley (1,709), Boone (415), Braxton (76), Brooke (253), Cabell (1,559), Calhoun (36), Clay (65), Doddridge (72), Fayette (799), Gilmer (65), Grant (200), Greenbrier (215), Hampshire (146), Hancock (244), Hardy (109), Harrison (688), Jackson (420), Jefferson (634), Kanawha (3,894), Lewis (115), Lincoln (268), Logan (805), Marion (425), Marshall (451), Mason (183), McDowell (132), Mercer (816), Mineral (250), Mingo (669), Monongalia (2,378), Monroe (267), Morgan (161), Nicholas (193), Ohio (649), Pendleton (79), Pleasants (36), Pocahontas (73), Preston (227), Putnam (1,001), Raleigh (880), Randolph (431), Ritchie (56), Roane (115), Summers (142), Taylor (174), Tucker (67), Tyler (58), Upshur (279), Wayne (630), Webster (38), Wetzel (232), Wirt (56), Wood (748), Wyoming (364).

Please note that delays may be experienced with the reporting of information from the local health department to DHHR. As case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested. Such is the case of Greenbrier and Roane counties in this report.

Please visit the dashboard located at www.coronavirus.wv.gov for more information.

Free COVID-19 testing is available today in Berkeley, Braxton, Cabell, Doddridge, Fayette, Hampshire, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mineral, Mingo, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel, Wood, and Wyoming counties.

Berkeley/Morgan Counties, November 2, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Hedgesville High School, 109 Ridge Road N., Hedgesville, WV AND 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Musselman High School, 126 Excellence Way, Inwood, WV AND 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Spring Mills High School, 409 Campus Drive, Martinsburg, WV

Braxton County, November 2, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, WV National Guard Armory, 1072 State Street, Gassaway, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department, 237A Kanawha Avenue, Burnsville, WV

Cabell County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Cabell County Health Department, 703 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, WV (flu shots offered)

Doddridge County, November 2, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional Health Center, West Union Location, 190 Marie Street, West Union, WV

Fayette County, November 2, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, J.W. and Hazel Ruby WV Welcome Center, 55 Hazel Ruby Lane, Mt. Hope, WV

Hampshire County, November 2, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Slanesville Ruritan, 6458 Bloomery Pike, Augusta, WV

Harrison County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Harrison County Health Department, 330 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV (by appointment; call 304-623-9308)

Jackson County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Jackson County Health Department, 504 South Church Street, Ripley, WV AND 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Sandyville Senior Center, 29 Gilmore Drive, Sandyville, WV AND 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Ravenswood Senior Center, 511 Washington Street, Ravenswood, WV

Jefferson County, November 2, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Page Jackson Elementary School, 370 Page-Jackson School Road, Charles Town, WV AND 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Shepherd University, 301 N. King Street, Shepherdstown, WV AND 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Sam Michaels Park, 235 Sam Michael’s Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV

Kanawha County, November 2, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Kingdom Life Church, 405 First Avenue South, Nitro, WV (flu shots available)

Lincoln County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Lincoln County Health Department, 8008 Court Avenue, Hamlin, WV (Walk-in testing)

Logan County, November 2, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Man Fire Department, 110 North Bridge Street, Man, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Cora Volunteer Fire Department, 28 Aldrich Branch Road, Logan, WV

Marshall County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Marshall County Fairgrounds, 714 Myrtle Avenue, Moundsville, WV, *enter from 12th Street AND 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Limestone Volunteer Fire Department, 216 US Route 250, Moundsville, WV AND 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Sandhill Elementary School, 169 Sandhill Road, Dallas, WV

Mineral County, November 2, 1:00 PM– 5:00 PM, Mineral County Health Department, 541 Harley O Staggers Dr, Keyser, WV AND 2:00 PM– 6:00 PM, Mineral County Fairgrounds, Route 28, Fort Ashby, WV AND 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Mineral County Airport, 165 Terminal Loop, Wiley Ford, WV

Mingo County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Williamson Health & Wellness, 173 East 2nd Avenue, Williamson, WV (under the tent) AND 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Delorme Bible Church, 1876 Route 49, Edgarton, WV AND 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Beach Creek Volunteer Fire Department, 4198 Beach Creek, Matewan, WV AND 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Chattaroy Volunteer Fire Department, 1 Firefighter Lane, Williamson, WV

Monroe County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Monroe County Health Department, 200 Health Center Drive, Union, WV

Morgan County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Warm Springs Middle School, 271 Warm Springs Way, Berkeley Springs, WV

Ohio County, November 2, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove, WV AND 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, West Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, 1333 Van Meter Way, West Liberty, WV AND 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Department, 11 North Wabash Street, Wheeling, WV

Ritchie County, November 2, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional Health Center, 135 South Penn Avenue, Harrisville, WV

Roane County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Roane County Family Health Care, 146 Williams Drive, Spencer, WV (flu shots offered)

Taylor County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, First Baptist Church of Grafton, 2034 Webster Pike (US Rt. 119 South), Grafton, WV

Tyler County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Sistersville Volunteer Fire Department, 121 Maple Avenue, Sistersville, WV AND 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Wetzel-Tyler Health Department, 425 S. 4th Avenue, Paden City, WV AND 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Tyler County Senior Center, 504 Cherry Street, Middlebourne, WV

Upshur County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Hodgesville Elementary School, 918 Teter Road, Buckhannon, WV AND 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Buckhannon Upshur High School, 270 BU Way, Buckhannon, WV AND 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Banks District Volunteer Fire Department, 206 Rock Cave Road, Rock Cave, WV

Wayne County, November 2, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 Kenova Avenue, Wayne, WV, Pre-registration: wv.getmycovidresult.com AND 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Prichard Volunteer Fire Department, 1255 Round Bottom Road, Prichard, WV AND 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Kenova Police Department, 1501 Pine Street, Kenova, WV

Wetzel County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Wetzel County 4H Grounds, 1821 Mountaineer Drive, New Martinsville, WV AND 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Hundred High School, 3490 Horney Highway, Hundred, WV AND 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Valley High School, 4 Lumber Jack Lane, Pine Grove, WV

Wood County, November 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Church of Christ Latter Day Saints, 2515 Capital Drive, Parkersburg, WV AND 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Parking Lot by Blennerhassett Hotel, 315 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, South Parkersburg Baptist Church, 1655 Blizzard Drive, Parkersburg, WV

Wyoming County, November 2, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Old Board of Education, 19 Park Street, Pineville, WV AND 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Herndon Consolidated School, Route 10, Bud, WV AND 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Huff Consolidated Schools, 374 Lizard Creek Road, Hanover, WV 

For more testing locations, please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx. New sites are added every day.

https://www.covid19snews.com/2020/11/02/covid-19-daily-update-11-2-2020/

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The Wabash Avenue Bridge, Chicago, 2001

Photo by Dave Jordano

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Illinois Central Charter Line

Here we see the Decatur yard job moving some cars northward over a surviving portion of the charter line. In the first two images it is seen approaching, and then clattering over, the WABIC interlocking with the former Wabash. The third image shows the two four-axle units approaching the yard office, while crossing over Grand Avenue, on the near north side of Decatur. The bridge states that it is still Illinois Central property (ICRR).

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken April 15th 2018.

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The evocative photos on these pages reflect the many faces of Chicago’s heritage. Sites include: Grant Park, Lincoln Park, Wabash Avenue, Lake Street, Marshall Field's, State Street, Palmer House, Reliance Building, the Chicago Theatre, Majestic Theatre and Biograph Theater, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, South Michigan Avenue, North Michigan Avenue, Board of Trade Building, The Rookery, Old Colony Building, Dearborn Street Station, Chicago and North Western Terminal, Illinois Central Railyards, State Street Bridge, Michigan Avenue Bridge, Wacker Drive, Chicago River from the Wrigley Building, Water Tower, Lake Shore Drive, Navy Pier, Oak Street Beach, Merchandise Mart, Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park, the Union Stockyards, and much more. A detailed map lists major downtown sites featured in the book.

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Over 63,000 rubber ducks dumped into Chicago River for charity Over 63,000 rubber ducks are dropped into the Chicago River to start the 14th Annual Ducky Derby, on August 8, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The charity event aims to raise money for the Special Olympics. The "splashdown" at the Wabash Avenue Bridge enthralls thousands of people of all ages who watch the event from above and cheer on their ducks as they make their way to the finish line. To participate in the race, competitors buy ducks, paying $5 for one or up to $1,000 for 240. After the race, the iconic bath toys are collected and reused for future races. https://www.instagram.com/p/B076zgZBTmO/?igshid=1pkcta3xtigsq

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Bridges in Chicago (No. 4)

The Wabash Avenue Bridge (officially, Irv Kupcinet Bridge) over the Chicago River was built in 1930. Standing west of the Michigan Avenue Bridge and east of Marina City, the bascule bridge connects the Near North Sidewith "The Loop" area.

The single-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge was designed by Thomas Pihlfeldt and built by the Ketler and Elliot Company. The American Institute of Steel Construction awarded it the "Most Beautiful" bridge in 1930.

The control houses for controlling bridge operations are on the northwest and southwest corners of the bridge. The control houses are identical in design. In 1961 the control houses were upgraded to allow single man operation. Electrical modernization also accompanied this upgrade. While the northern control house is no longer in use, it still stands.

The bridge was used in the opening sequence of Perfect Strangers from season 3 onwards, which the title card was shown at the beginning, as well as the opening sequence of the first three seasons of the Perfect Strangers spin-off series, Family Matters, where the Winslow family are riding bicycles over the bridge.

The bridge was also used in the opening credits of Siskel & Ebert.

A glimpse of the bridge was featured in the opening sequence to the first three seasons of The Bob Newhart Show.

The bridge was also used in Dhoom 3.

Source: Wikipedia

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Land (Robin Wright, 2021) Wabash Avenue Bridge / Irv Kupcinet Bridge Chicago, Illinois (USA) Bridge over the Main Branch Chicago river Type: bascule bridge.

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Freewheelin' Zégut, épisode 1 : Chicago, la ville des chess et des Blues Brothers

C’est sur la Mother Road, la Route 66, que nous suivons l’animateur radio et journaliste rock traverser les États-Unis, de Windy City à Los Angeles, en suivant les étapes du célèbre tube composé en 1946 par Bobby Troup.

La mémoire collective connaît la mythique Route 66, en fredonnant “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66”, en version originale, Nat King Cole, ou rock’n’roll, avec Chuck Berry ou The Rolling Stones, ou celle, sautillante, de Depeche Mode.

Chicago to L.A., je suis en face de l’institut d’Art de Chicago, là où se trouve le panneau “Historic Illinois US Route 66 Begin”. Avant le départ en direction du Pier de Santa Monica à plus de 3 600 kilomètres, je vais passer mes derniers instants posés à Lakefront Trail en face la magnifique skyline architecturale de “Windy City”, la ville des conditions météorologiques extrêmes, jusqu’à –40° C venus du pôle Nord cet hiver. Entre le ressac du lac Michigan et les cris des mouettes, j’entends les rafales des Tommy Gun’s du South Side régler leurs comptes au clan irlandais de Bugs Moran, sacrée Saint-Valentin ! Al Capone, fringué flamboyant à bord de sa Cadillac Town Sedan, est poursuivi par Eliot Ness et ses “Untouchables”, remember Les Incorruptibles avec Robert Stack, série télévisée en noir et blanc diffusée en France à partir de 1964 sur la RTF, et puis bien plus tard le film tourné à Chicago par Brian De Palma en 1987 avec Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro ou encore Andy Garcia.

J’entends également des pneus crisser du côté du East 95th Street Bridge, mais bien sûr, Elwood J. Blues (Aykroyd), Jake E Blues (Belushi), The Blues Brothers en dérapage tout juste contrôlé, nous font découvrir Chicago, le blues, le rhythm’n’blues, se succèdent à l’écran quelques figures mémorables, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, et puis le rayonnant Ray Charles et son Ray’s Music Store sur South Prairie Avenue et East 47th Street.

Pendant qu’Harrison Ford court dans les rues de Chicago comme un “fugitif”, Ferris Bueller danse sur Lincoln Avenue, Leonard et Phil Chess enregistrent dans leurs studios Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy joue dans son club le Buddy Guy’s Legends au 700 S Wabash Avenue. Comme le disait Willie Dixon : “Le blues, c’est les racines, tout le reste, ce sont les fleurs.” Des histoires sur le blues, il y en a des célèbres et des presque anonymes dans Feel Like Going Home de Peter Guralnick, et plus récemment dans Blues Power, une histoire parallèle du blues, de Stéphane Deschamps.

Attaqué par des oiseaux qui en veulent à mon burger, je me débats tout en regardant l’eau dans laquelle on peut dorénavant se baigner. Ce n’était pas le cas quand la Chicago River déversait dans le lac Michigan rejets industriels, carcasses et tripailles d’animaux venus des abattoirs. Avec cette pollution, les odeurs nauséabondes, la fièvre typhoïde et le choléra faisaient partie du quotidien. Les ingénieurs américains imaginèrent un système d’écluses pour inverser le sens de la Chicago River, direction la Mississippi River là où les alligators sont depuis beaucoup plus gros. J’ai écrit ces quelques lignes en écoutant This Land, l’épatant nouvel album de Gary Clark Jr., je vais le mettre dans ma playlist pour la route, sur ma route.

La playlist Rolling’ ByZegut, à écouter ici ou sur Soundsgood :

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 29

Emanuel Talks Bikes, Transit, Gas Tax, O’Hare Express on a Bike Ride (Tribune)

Jesus Lopez, 72, Died 2 Weeks After Driver Struck Him in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times)

Man Who Lost Part of His Leg After Chasing Bus Is Suing the CTA (CBS)

CTA Will Test Transit Information Screens on Buses (Sun-Times)

Washington-Wabash Stop Wins an American Institute of Architects Award (Tribune)

Lincoln Square Residents Say They Want Better Bike/Ped Facilities (Block Club)

Detour for Bikes and Buses During Chicago Avenue Bridge Reconstruction (Tribune)

Ribbon Cut on New Metra Platform in Willow Springs (Tribune)

7-Year Waiting List for Parking Permits for Naperville Metra Station (Tribune)

“Elevated: Art and Architecture on the CTA” Book Released (Sun-Times)

5 Ways Chicago Shaped Bike Culture (Curbed)

Mountain bikers Urge Dundee Township Not to Ban Cycling in Local Woods (Tribune)

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By chance I was down there for my usual dentist appointment .... It's good to see the town has revived and started looking normal and busy. Hopefully very soon we will resume regular lives - plus spring is coming ... well soon :) #Chicago #Downtown #WackerDrive #ChicagoDowntown #LovelyEvening #Sunset #Colors #Evening #Shades #CityLife #EveningLights #ChicagoLoop #CityBridges #ChicagoBridges #February2021 #HappyMonday (at Wabash Avenue Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLnqfJDJcXQ/?igshid=6wpjc4sa7sse

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Niagara Falls turns into winter wonderland as it completely freezes over

New pictures of Niagara Falls show the attraction looking like a set straight out of Disney film Frozen.

Temperatures in Ontario, Canada, have dropped to -18C, resulting in the Falls looking even more photogenic than they did earlier this month when they first froze over.

Steam can be seen rising from the Falls, as the temperature of the water is warmer than the freezing air, creating the ethereal effect.

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Large chunks of ice have formed with the water flowing around them, while surrounding trees and rocks are submerged in snow.

Elsewhere in North America, Chicago has been hit particularly hard by the polar vortex, with video showing Lake Michigan frozen over.

There’s also footage of the Chicago River locked in a deep freeze – a boat can be seen making a path through the ice as it goes.

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Average temperatures in Chicago have plunged to -17C, making it the second coldest day on record in the last 150 years.

Locals have been told “not to breathe too deeply outside” due to the extreme cold.

Closer to home, parts of England and Wales are on amber alert after the Met Office warned of potential snow and icy conditions until 9pm on Friday. 

Ice-breaker pushes through Chicago River past Wabash Avenue Bridge during deep freeze

Cornwall, North Wales, the North West of England and Western Scotland have already been hit by heavy snow.

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Man Killed, Woman Injured in Downtown Chicago Shooting

Man Killed, Woman Injured in Downtown Chicago Shooting

Man Killed, Woman Injured in Downtown Chicago Shooting –  Two people  shot, one fatally, as they sat in their car amid a gathering of hundreds of people near the Wabash Avenue Bridge in downtown Chicago early Sunday, according to police and witnesses.

Around 2:30 a.m., officers were waved down by two people in a car who needed medical assistance after being shot in the 300 block of North Wabash…

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Ring in the new year with fireworks on the @Chicago_Riverwalk! Celebrate the success of 2018’s #ChicagoRiverwalk season with a free midnight fireworks display, choreographed to music, at 5 locations along the River on #NewYearsEve! 🎇🎉 Viewers will be able to watch the midnight fireworks display at multiple locations along the #ChicagoRiverwalk from Lake Street to Lake Shore Drive. 3 launch sites will take place on the Franklin Street, Clark Street, and Wabash Avenue bridges. (📸:#3- Patrick Pyszka) http://bit.ly/2TqeJVh