DuSable Bridge or Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois (United States)

"Chicago would not be what it is today if it weren't for DuSable's decision to settle here at the site of this bridge. He is the founder of this city and his work jumpstarted a small trading post into a global metropolis"

Senator Dick Durbin

about renaming of Michigan Avenue bridge in 2010

Bridge over the South Pond in the Lincoln Park of Chicago, Illinois (United States)

"My favorite thing about Lincoln Park is its location. You’re a mile from downtown and right on the lakefront. The neighborhood itself also has so much personality and charm. I think Lincoln Park has got something for everyone."

Justin Moore, president of the 

Wrightwood Neighbors Association

Painting of Bridges in Chicago, Illinois (United States)

“One of the hallmarks of Chicago is that we do so many things in an original manner. What other city has made a river flow backwards? What other city makes traffic flow backwards?”

Mike Royko 

about Chicago

Michigan Avenue Bridge crossing the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois (United States)

Hog Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:

Beginning of the poem Chicago

Carl Sandburg

Wabash Avenue Bridge crossing the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois (United States)

Chicago, Chicago
That toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago
I'll show you around
I love it
Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues
In Chicago, Chicago
The town that Billy Sunday couldn't shut down
On State Street that great street I just want to say
They do things they don't do on Broadway
They have a time, the time of their life
I saw a man who danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago my hometown!

Lyrics from Chicago

Frank Sinatra