Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, Road bridge in The Loop District of Chicago, United States

The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge carries State Street across the Chicago River between the Loop and Near North Side, just west of the Wabash Avenue bridge and east of the Marina City towers. Completed in 1949, it is a double-deck bascule bridge with a steel truss girder structure, one of Chicago's widest, with eight traffic lanes carried on three steel girders and floor beams. It is 93 metres long and carries about 15,000 vehicles a day.

Construction of the bridge began in 1939 but faced delays due to material shortages during World War II. It was finally completed in 1949 and has served as a major traffic link in downtown Chicago since then.

The bridge's official name, Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge, commemorates the American and Filipino defenders of the Bataan peninsula and Corregidor island in the Philippines during World War II. The name was given to the State Street crossing, tying a downtown Chicago river bridge to that Pacific campaign.

The bridge carries eight lanes of State Street and about 15,000 vehicles a day, and is maintained by the Chicago Department of Transportation. It was fully closed from April 28, 2025, for emergency repairs, with reopening announced for March 27, 2026; check the current status before relying on it.

The bridge is named after two Philippine islands to honor American soldiers who fought there during the Pacific War. This detail links a Chicago crossing point to an important chapter of American military history.