Building The 606, Bridge By Bridge

By Gina Provenzano in Arts & Entertainment on Oct 9, 2014 3:00PM



Photo credit: BlueFairlane

Deciding to overhaul 2.7 miles of abandoned elevated train tracks, as you might expect, is a huge undertaking. But this Saturday, Oct. 11, you can learn exactly how crews are working to turn The 606 Trail into Chicago's first recreational greenway park of its kind.

The Bucktown-Wicker Park Library will host Bridges: Up, Over, Through and Down, the latest installment of the Trail Mix Series presented by The Trust for Public Land. At this kid-friendly event you can take an in-person look at construction of the Milwaukee Avenue Bridge and learn how crews worked to knock down and reinstall over 38 bridges and viaducts that span the trail. You can even get hands on and engineer your own toy bridge to take home.

This talk runs from 11 a.m. until 2p.m. and is free to the public. An RSVP is recommend.

For a full list of Trail Mix events check out the606.org

The Bucktown-Wicker Park Library is located at 1701 N Milwaukee Ave

