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Lake States Transit > Chicago > CTA > Brown Line / Purple Line
 Wells Street Bridge

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Brown Line
Year Opened 1900 # of Tracks 2
Rail Transfers N/A
Platform Layout N/A Park-n-Ride N/A
City Chicago Right of Way Wells St
Point of Interest Merchandise Mart

This bridge is the Brown/Purple Line's entrance into the Loop. The bridge carries not just the 'L' but also Wells Street

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View looking west. (4/23/05)		 chi-hr-br-WellsBridge-042305-02.jpg (68878 bytes)
This structure carries the 'L' over Wacker Dr. (4/23/05)
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View looking east. (4/23/05)		 chi-br-wells-042305-01.jpg (82093 bytes)
That is the impressive Merchandise Mart building behind the bridge. (4/23/05)
Crossing the bridge (9/1/11)
Crossing the bridge (9/1/11)
View from Merchandise Mart station (8/31/11)
View from Merchandise Mart station (8/31/11)

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