Cermak Road Bridge Historic District

Cermak Road Bridge
Coordinates41°51′10″N 87°38′26″W / 41.85278°N 87.64056°W / 41.85278; -87.64056
LocaleW. Cermak Rd. & S. Branch of Chicago R., Chicago, Illinois
Cermak Road Bridge Historic District
Area11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
NRHP reference No.12000243[1]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2012
Location
Interactive map of Cermak Road Bridge

The Cermak Road Bridge Historic District is a national historic district in the Lower West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district includes the Cermak Road Bridge, which carries Cermak Road across the Chicago River, and four buildings clustered around the bridge. The bridge opened in 1906 and is Chicago's last remaining double-leaf Scherzer rolling lift bridge.[2] The four buildings, all originally factories or warehouses, represent the growth of industry along the river in the early twentieth century. Sites along the river provided access not only to transportation on the river itself but also to the many railroads in the area.[3]

The district was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 26, 2006,[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2012.[1]

In 2024, the Chicago City Council approved support for a Cook County Class L tax incentive for the W. M. Hoyt Company Building at 465 West Cermak Road.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cermak Road Bridge District". Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ Euer, Danielle (February 20, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cermak Road Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago, Illinois" (PDF). City Council of the City of Chicago. April 19, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
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