CHICAGO – The City of Chicago will continue its spring bridge lifts through the end of June, with the raising of 27 bridges from S. Ashland Ave. to DuSable Lake Shore Drive. The annual boat runs allow recreational sail boats to move from boat storage yards to harbors in Lake Michigan. Tomorrow’s boat run will start at 9 a.m.  During boat runs, the bridges are raised sequentially, typically one at a time. Each bridge lift takes an average of eight to 12 minutes.

A total of 27 bridges will be lifted in succession starting with the Ashland Avenue Bridge, bi-weekly on Saturdays and Wednesdays, based on demand from boat yards. The first bridge is raised at about 8 a.m. on Saturdays and about 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. When temperatures are high, we will start Saturday lifts earlier to avoid high heat. It typically takes about four hours for the boats to reach the lake.

The spring 2022 bridge lift schedule is as follows:

May 4, 2022 9:00 a.m.

May 7, 2022 8:00 a.m.

May 11, 2022 9:00 a.m.

May 14, 2022 8:00 a.m.

May 18, 2022 9:00 a.m.

May 21, 2022 8:00 a.m.

May 25, 2022 9:00 a.m.

June 1, 2022 9:00 a.m.

June 4, 2022 8:00 a.m.

June 8, 2022 9:00 a.m.

June 11, 2022 8:00 a.m.

June 15, 2022 9:00 a.m.

June 18, 2022 8:00 a.m.

June 22, 2022 9:00 a.m.

June 25, 2022 8:00 a.m.

June 29, 2022 9:00 a.m.

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