Too Narrow for Cranes: The Engineering Feat of 150 N. Riverside @ChicagoArchitecture
Too Narrow for Cranes: The Engineering Feat of 150 N. Riverside @ChicagoArchitecture
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The site at 150 N. Riverside was so narrow (only 39 feet, or 12 meters wide), that cranes could not fit on the site. Cranes had to be brought in on dozens of barges on the Chicago River for construction. #chiarchitecture #architecturefacts
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Too Narrow for Cranes: The Engineering Feat of 150 N. Riverside

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