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whilst the North Branch Canal cuts off the bend, forming the island. The North Branch Canal--or Ogden's Canal--was completed in 1857, and was originally 50 ft wide and 10 ft deep, allowing craft navigating the river to avoid the bend. The 1902 Cherry Avenue Bridge, just south of North Avenue, was constructed to carry the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway onto Goose Island. It is a rare example of an asymmetric bob-tail swing

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