洛杉磯．夜未央: East Coast Tour (10)

October 29, 2003

East Coast Tour (10) － Daytime Chicago 4/5

BRIDGES IN CHICAGO

Chicago River and its branches roughly divide Chicago into three parts: north, south, and west. Almost every street has a bridge spnning over Chicago River in downtown Chicago area. I didn't know Chicago is famous for its bridges until I did some research afterwards.
芝加哥河以及它的支流粗略地將芝加哥分為北, 南, 西三個部分. 市中心區域, 幾乎每條街都有橋跨越芝加哥河. 直到我在網上稍微作了功課, 才知道芝加哥的橋也是享有名氣的. :p

Trunnion bascule bridges are doubtless one of the renowned bridge types in Chicago. Trunnion Bascule bridges are named after the their trunnion bearings or pivot and counterweights, which are hidden out of sight (under ground). The city has a schedule for bridge lift to allow boats, ships and barges going into and back from Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, I didn't take that many pictures of bridges, but I'll paste some links to websites showing more photos of bridges of downtown Chicago.
耳軸開合橋(不知道這樣翻譯恰當否)是芝加哥最出名的橋的種類之一. 它是因埋藏在下的耳軸軸承和平衡錘來命名的. 為了大型船隻可以進出於密西根湖和芝加哥河之間, 管理單位訂有開橋的時間表, 以管控河上和地面交通. 我們並沒有逛太大的範圍, 所以橋的照片也不是很多, 不過我把一些連結放在後面, 有興趣的人可以去看看更多橋的照片.