Outer Drive Bridge/Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge

The Outer Drive Bridge, also known as the Link Bridge, is one of the bridges crossing the Chicago River in Chicago. This road does not feature a drawbridge unlike its real-life counterpart, probably due to gameplay contraints.

The bridge carries Lake Shore Drive across the Chicago River, and was officially named the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge in 1982, to commemorate the centennial of the birth of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Construction of the bridge began in 1929 and was completed in 1937 as part of the Public Works Administration's large-scale infrastructure projects in Chicago. The bridge was planned by the Chicago Plan Commission (with Hugh E. Young as consulting engineer), was designed by the Strauss Engineering Company, built by the American Bridge Company and assembled by the Ketler and Eliott Company. The bridge spans the Chicago River near its mouth.

Overview
The decision to build the bridge was motivated by several reasons: it would relieve traffic on Michigan Avenue and in the Chicago Loop, while providing a large number of jobs (required to build the bridge) for many Chicagoans. The Outer Drive (now known as the Lake Shore Drive) runs along the western shore of Lake Michigan from the southernmost part of the city to the Loop, across the Chicago River, and connects the south and north of the city.

Although the construction of the Outer Drive was considered one of the top priorities by the Public Works Administration, the process took several years as funds were difficult to secure.