Bridges (Chicago)



The Bridges in Chicago are infrastructures built above the Chicago River for ships and boats. They have the ability to close and open within a certain amount of time. The bridges serve as a special feature in the game where cars can perform stunts and tricks during races or Cruise modes. They overpass the Chicago River in Chicago.

Overview
These drawbridges are very similar to their real-life counterparts in Chicago, Illinois. Although, they are modified with some real-life bridges removed from the game's development. These structures rise up and down automatically to allow traffic, ships and boats to pass through, similarly to their real life counterparts. They can open and close within 10-15 seconds. They are very common to be used as a tool in racing. Many vehicles can perform tricks and stunts on them while they are up.

Here are the names of the identified drawbridges:


 * Irv Kupcinet Bridge
 * Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge)
 * Clark Street Bridge
 * Dearborn Street Bridge
 * Outer Drive Bridge/Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge
 * Roosevelt Road Bridge
 * Wagner Memorial Bridge
 * William P. Fahey Bridge

Trivia

 * Despite the bridges being part of the main road, the In-Game Traffic does not travel on them in order to get across.
 * It takes 10-15 seconds for the bridges to open and close. However, this is fixed for certain races that involve the bridges.
 * For obvious gameplay purposes, and due to the limited scale of the map, some Chicagoans bridges are missing, while those which are present in game all share a similar appearance, and may lack their distinctive features, or may be placed oddly compared to their real life equivalents.