Bridge Lift Viewings at the Bridgehouse Museum

Bridge Lift Viewings at the Bridgehouse Museum

Saturdays: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/26, 11/2
Wednesdays: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30

Starts between 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. 

McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, 99 Chicago Riverwalk

$15 per person

Email bridgehousemuseum@gmail.com or call 312-977-0227 to make your reservation.

 

Get a unique, close-up view of the DuSable Bridge in motion from inside the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum! View the massive gears from several feet away in our gear room or climb to the top of the tower to see the bridge lift from above.

On Saturdays, the museum will be open at 9:15 am and the lift is expected to happen between 9:30am and 10:00am.

On Wednesdays, the museum will be open at 9:45 a.m. and the lift is expected to happen between 10:00-10:30 a.m., though it could take a bit longer for the boats to get to our bridge.

We cannot guarantee the timing of this as it depends on the efficiency of the bridge tenders, how many boats need to pass, and weather. Your ticket includes access to the entire Bridgehouse Museum. 

Tickets to the bridge lift viewing are $15 per person and reservations are required. Please email bridgehousemuseum@gmail.com or call 312-977-0227 to make your reservation.