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Chicago's Varied Viaducts

From the serene to the downright scary.


Images contributed by the public to answer a WBEZ Curious City question about the stark differences among viaducts across the city. Full story here.


South Side, 95th and Jeffery / @Draugrim
North Side, Howard and Clark / Lea Pinksy
Northwest Side, Cicero and Sunnyside / @pantagrapher
Northwest Side, W. Chicago and N. Albany / Green Star Movement Chicago
South Side, 435 W. 35th St. / Cyd Smillie
South Side, 78th St. / Google Maps
North Side, Chase and Sheridan / Tony Passero
North Side, Howard and Clark / Lea Pinsky
North Side, Greenview and Sherwin / Katie Klocksin
South Side, 66th and Dorchester / Green Star Movement
North Side, Greenleaf and Glenwood / @constancegail
North Side, Lunt and Glenwood / Rogers Park Business Alliance
Northwest Side, Cortland and Ashland / Green Star Movement
Northwest Side, Pulaski and Irving Park Road / Tony Passero
Northwest Side, Pulaski and Irving Park Road / Tony Passero
West Side, Wolcott and Carroll / @whatthefidd
South Side, St. Lawrence Ave. / Google Maps
North Side, Greenview and Sherwin / Katie Klocksin
Northwest Side, Belmont and Kedzie / Tony Passero
Downtown, Grand and Union / Jake Smith
North Side, Howard and Clark / Lea Pinsky
Northwest Side, Noble and Hubbard / Emily Moravec
Northwest Side, Noble and Hubbard / Emily Moravec
North Side, Pratt and Ravenswood / Google Maps
Northwest Side, Cortland and Ashland / Green Star Movement
North Side, Lunt and Glenwood / Rogers Park Business Alliance
North Side, Estes and Glenwood Ave / Rogers Park Business Alliance
South Side, 95th and Jeffrey / Google Maps
North Side, Morse and Ravenswood / @mkc8bphotos
South Side, 113th and Front Ave. / Jake Smith
Northwest Side, Lawrence and Gunnison / Tony Passero
South Side, 133th and Front Ave. / Jake Smith
South Side, 95th and Jeffrey / Google Maps
Northwest Side, N. Lehigh and N. Hiawatha / Green Star Movement
Northwest Side, Addison and Avondale / Tony Passero
North Side, Estes and Glenwood / Rogers Park Business Alliance
North Side, Farwell and Glenwood / Rogers Park Business Alliance
North Side, Chase and Sheridan / Tony Passero
West Side, Wolcott and Carroll / @whatthefidd
West Side, Wolcott and Carroll / @whatthefidd
South Side, 435 W. 35th St. / Cyd Smillie
South Side, 435 W. 35th St. / Cyd Smillie