Clark Street Bridge

North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois
United States

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Address	Chicago, Illinois 60611
Neighborhood	The Loop Near North
Built	1929 - 1931
Type	Bridge Infrastructure
Developer	City of Chicago
Built by	Fitzsimons and Connell Dredge and Dock Company The Ketler-Elliott Company Norwood-Noonan Company M.J. Boyle and Company
Maximum length	346 Feet
Width	38 feet
Height above water	20 feet

June 4, 1989	A plaque was placed on this bridge, near the water line, commemorating the 1915 Eastland Disaster. The Eastland was a tour ship that rolled over when fully loaded, killing 844 people.
April 2000	The Eastland disaster plaque was stolen.
July 2003	A replacement Eastland plaque was placed on this bridge, at street level.
2012	A plaque was added to this bridge honoring Herman Schuenemann. He was a schooner captain who for decades brought Christmas trees to Chicago each year and sold them, or gave them away to the poor. He died in 1912 when his schooner, believed to be overloaded with Christmas trees, sank in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
July 2015	A bas relief was added to this bridge honoring those killed in the 1915 Eastland disaster.