The Burnham Plan CentennialThe Plan of Chicago A Regional Legacy
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What happened—and what didn’t—as a result of the Plan of Chicago.

Northerly Island Municipal piers Link bridge Link bridge Grant Park Roosevelt Road Chicago river straightening Michigan Avenue bridge Two-level riverfront drives Consolidated railroad stations Civic Center New diagonal avenues Congress Parkway Arterial Widening
Arterial street widening
120 miles of arterial streets were widened during the 1920s, with increased urgency due to growing automobile traffic.