The North Ashland Avenue bridge. Chicago Illinois USA. August 2007.

I took this photo looking north on the east side of this old decommisioned drawbridge on North Ashland Avenue. This old now stationary former drawbridge, is located on North Ashland Avenue between West Fullerton and Armitage Avenues in an industrial district. This bridge is located on the North branch of the Chicago River. Most of the bridges on the Chicago River, have been repainted into a maroon / rust primer color. This one is surprisingly still in the old light gray colors from past years. It has been a stationary bridge for many years now with the pedestrian and automobile gates and signals removed, however the bridge tenders towers are still in place.