Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the middle of Chicago, there are several giant steel bridges, seemingly abandoned, just standing there rusting away. Why haven't these huge bridges been dismantled? Today we visit four of them to uncover their stories. Why were they built, and why are they still there?

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Street Railroad Bridge
6:25 Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge
9:02 B&OCT Bridge
17:57 Paulina Street 'L' Bridge