Chicago commuters who take the "L" into the Loop can breathe a sigh of relief. After a nine-day construction sprint, the Wells Street Bridge is back open and CTA trains are running again.

Wells Street Bridge Officially Reopens Original span over the Chicago River was built in 1922 Published November 21, 2013 • Updated on November 21, 2013 at 7:15 am ...

CHICAGO (STMW) - If the historic Wells Street Bridge had eyes, it would have seen the last streetcar run through the city. Built in 1922, the bascule — or movable — bridge is the second ...

The Wells Street drawbridge over the Chicago River will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians starting Monday for a yearlong reconstruction, ... Wells Street bridge to close for 1 year on Monday ...

Construction begins on the Wells Street bridge, which was built in 1922, replacing a bridge built in 1896, which replaced one built in 1872. Here’s a bit of history from the archives: “The ...

The Wells Street Bridge was in service for nearly twice that, and it’s hardly the only bridge that will need attention. “A lot of those structures are going on 80, 90, 100 years old,” Burke ...

Related Links: Hybrid Design Will Replace Century-Old Bascule Bridge Workers Torch Old Wells Street Bridge The Chicago Dept. of Transportation will have just nine days in late April to replace a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- On Friday morning and afternoon, the Wells Street bridge will be closed to all traffic. The Chicago Department of Transportation says the closure, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m ...

The Wells Street drawbridge carries cars, buses, bikes, pedestrians and elevated trains across the Chicago River. Half of the 91-year-old bridge will be replaced in just nine days. The project is ...

The Wells and LaSalle Street bridges lift to allow sailboats to pass on June 11, 2011. | Sun-Times file photo Share The Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River will be closed for testing early ...

Starting Monday November 5, the Wells Street Bridge will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians for a year, as the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) works to reconstruct it.

Work took place in March to replace a portion of Chicago’s Wells Street bridge—“the engineering equivalent of a heart transplant,” in the words of the Tribune’s Cynthia Dizikes.Work ...