Feb 2016 version of State Street Bridges

(Bridge Hunter, Historic Bridges, Chicago Loop, Street View from Wabash River Bridge)

MWRD posted
Historical photo of the week: Boats and bridges on the Chicago River on July 2, 1910, looking west towards the lifted State St and Dearborn St bridges, which were both built by the Sanitary District of Chicago (now MWRD).

Christine Prairie commented on MWRD's post

Glen Miller posted
The State Street bridge opens to let a boat pass in 1913

Richard Pitchford posted
Looking north across the State St. bridge, 1870/now, Chicago
[The arch truss 1870 swing bridge is reminds me of the old Rush Street Bridge.]

Chet Lunsford commented on above posting
Charles Cushman's photo of the current bridge during construction, "Sep. 26, 1948. New State St. bridge and Lincoln Tower"

Update:

Sheila Kirby posted
Crossing the State Street Bridge 
1893 Chicago by Jay Birlic
[This would be a predecessor swing bridge. How do we determine if we are looking south or north?]
ChicagoLoopBridges also posted this phto with the comment:
The State St bridge seen in this photo was a swing bridge and replaced a similar bridge destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. There has been a bridge in this location since 1864.

Rob DeLand posted
New State St. bridge, Sep. 14, 1948 (Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection, Indiana University Archives)

Sheila Mcsurley posted
Chicago River 1973

MWRD posted
Demolition of the south abutment of the State Street bridge on the Chicago River on January 14, 1902.

MWRD posted
A view to the north towards the State Street bridge over the Chicago River in Chicago on May 14, 1903.

Boffie Fischer Kelly posted
I found this picture online in 2011. I don't have much information on it other than it was Chicago about 1870. I know it is a little later than this group is targeting but I thought it was a neat picture.
Bobbie Fischer Kelly So by the article above [Historic Bridges], the picture I posted was built in 1864 and destroyed by fire in 1871.

William Shapotkin posted two photos with the comment: "Bridge over untroubled waters -- here are two pix of the opening of the rebuilt State St bridge over the Chicago River. View of open bridge looks N/W. View of closed bridge looks N/E. These two pix were taken May 28, 1949. Earl Clark Collection."
Dennis DeBruler Back when there was still some industry north of the river. The building on the right with the Coca-Cola advertising was a Kraft plant. (https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/.../waker-drive...) I don't know what the white building on the left was.

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MWRD posted two photos with the comment:

Historical photos: A view to the north from the Chicago River showing construction of a bridge at State Street on June 2, 1902. The bridge was completed in 1903 and replaced with the current bridge in 1949. We also provided a close up view of the Wizard of Oz advertisement.

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Patrick McBriarty posted
The 3rd State Street Bridge (1903-1939) was a Scherzer rolling-lift design. This postcard image is from 1909 courtesy of Jeff Baker.