Chicago, IL
June 2020

Kodak Portra 400 (shot at IS0-200)

Camera - Canon EOS 1v with lenses - EF 16-35mm f/4L IS and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
Processing and scanning by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA

The Canal Street railroad bridge (or Pennsylvania Railroad bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge across the south branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2007.

Canal Street railroad bridge by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The present bridge was constructed for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1913 to replace a two-track swing bridge at the same location. The necessity to allow both continued use of the swing bridge and unimpeded river traffic during building work complicated construction of the bridge. The chosen solution was to construct the bridge in the raised position above the old bridge, then demolish the old bridge once construction was completed.

Canal Street railroad bridge


In the Spring the several bridges along the Chicago River are raised on the weekends to allow boats in storage to travel back out to Lake Michigan.

Canal Street railroad bridge


When completed in 1914, the 1500-ton main span was the heaviest of any vertical lift bridge in the United States. The bridge is the only vertical-lift bridge across the Chicago River.

Canal Street railroad bridge


The film is scanned to a high pixel resolution of 5035 x 3339 (17MP) JPEGs, then processed in Adobe Lightroom 6.

Canon Street railroad bridge


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

Chicago, IL
June 2020

Kodak Portra 400 (shot at IS0-200)

Camera - Canon EOS 1v with lenses - EF 16-35mm f/4L IS and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
Processing and scanning by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA

The Canal Street railroad bridge (or Pennsylvania Railroad bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge across the south branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2007.

Canal Street railroad bridge by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The present bridge was constructed for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1913 to replace a two-track swing bridge at the same location. The necessity to allow both continued use of the swing bridge and unimpeded river traffic during building work complicated construction of the bridge. The chosen solution was to construct the bridge in the raised position above the old bridge, then demolish the old bridge once construction was completed.

Canal Street railroad bridge


In the Spring the several bridges along the Chicago River are raised on the weekends to allow boats in storage to travel back out to Lake Michigan.

Canal Street railroad bridge


When completed in 1914, the 1500-ton main span was the heaviest of any vertical lift bridge in the United States. The bridge is the only vertical-lift bridge across the Chicago River.

Canal Street railroad bridge


The film is scanned to a high pixel resolution of 5035 x 3339 (17MP) JPEGs, then processed in Adobe Lightroom 6.

Canon Street railroad bridge


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

Chicago, IL
June 2020

Kodak Portra 400 (shot at IS0-200)

Camera - Canon EOS 1v with lenses - EF 16-35mm f/4L IS and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
Processing and scanning by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA


I’m surprised you a still have enjoying the 1v with Portra film. You are truly a master. I shelved my EOS Rebel 2000 and used all of my Ilford HP5 film.

Truly a magnificent capture of an iconic bridge. You might want to pick up a book that might raise your eyebrows. THE MAGNIFICENT BRIDGES OF NEW YORK.

I’m would love to play with a 1v but my wife has lost her patience for my GAS attacks.

Happy Shooting!

The Canal Street railroad bridge (or Pennsylvania Railroad bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge across the south branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2007.

Canal Street railroad bridge by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The present bridge was constructed for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1913 to replace a two-track swing bridge at the same location. The necessity to allow both continued use of the swing bridge and unimpeded river traffic during building work complicated construction of the bridge. The chosen solution was to construct the bridge in the raised position above the old bridge, then demolish the old bridge once construction was completed.

Canal Street railroad bridge


In the Spring the several bridges along the Chicago River are raised on the weekends to allow boats in storage to travel back out to Lake Michigan.

Canal Street railroad bridge


When completed in 1914, the 1500-ton main span was the heaviest of any vertical lift bridge in the United States. The bridge is the only vertical-lift bridge across the Chicago River.

Canal Street railroad bridge


The film is scanned to a high pixel resolution of 5035 x 3339 (17MP) JPEGs, then processed in Adobe Lightroom 6.

Canon Street railroad bridge


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.