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The Sky Ride was an attraction built for the Century of Progress 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. It was a transporter bridge (with a design similar to an aerial tramway or gondola lift) designed by the bridge engineering firm Robinson & Steinman that ferried people across the lagoon, Burnham Harbor, in the center of the fair. It was located near Northerly Island, but was demolished after the Fair, having carried 4.5 million passengers. The Sky Ride had a 1,850-foot (564 m) span and two 628-feet (191 m) tall towers, making it the most prominent structure at the fair. Suspended from the span, 215 feet (66 m) above the ground, were rocket-shaped cars, each carrying 36 passengers.

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  • The Sky Ride was an attraction built for the Century of Progress 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. It was a transporter bridge (with a design similar to an aerial tramway or gondola lift) designed by the bridge engineering firm Robinson & Steinman that ferried people across the lagoon, Burnham Harbor, in the center of the fair. It was located near Northerly Island, but was demolished after the Fair, having carried 4.5 million passengers. The Sky Ride had a 1,850-foot (564 m) span and two 628-feet (191 m) tall towers, making it the most prominent structure at the fair. Suspended from the span, 215 feet (66 m) above the ground, were rocket-shaped cars, each carrying 36 passengers. (en)
  • Le Sky Ride était la grande attraction de l'Exposition universelle de 1933 (Century of Progress), qui se tint à Chicago dans l'Illinois, en 1933-1934. Ouvrage unique en son genre, il peut être défini comme une sorte de pont transbordeur léger, à cabines multiples. (fr)
  • Sky Ride var en icke-permanent hängbana, eller en kabinbana, som byggdes för världsutställningen Century of Progress 1933 i Chicago i Illinois i USA. Sky Ride konstruerades av ingenjörsfirman Robinson & Steinman. Den fraktade passagerare över hamnbassängen Burnham Harbor, som låg mitt i mässområdet, nära Northerly Island. Sky Ride hade ett spann på 564 meter och bars upp av två 191 meter höga torn. Hela konstruktionen var 975 meter lång och den "seglingsfria höjden" var 58 meter. Från tornen fanns utspända kablar 66 meter över marken. I vardera tornet fanns fyra hissar, som fraktade passagerarna till ett stationsdäck. Kabinerna var i två våningar och tog 36 passagerare var. De kunde frakta 5.000 personer i timmen. Sky Ride uppfördes under en sexmånadersperiod och var i drift mellan februari 1933 och november 1934. Den revs 1935, efter utställningens slut. (sv)
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  • The Sky Ride was an attraction built for the Century of Progress 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. It was a transporter bridge (with a design similar to an aerial tramway or gondola lift) designed by the bridge engineering firm Robinson & Steinman that ferried people across the lagoon, Burnham Harbor, in the center of the fair. It was located near Northerly Island, but was demolished after the Fair, having carried 4.5 million passengers. The Sky Ride had a 1,850-foot (564 m) span and two 628-feet (191 m) tall towers, making it the most prominent structure at the fair. Suspended from the span, 215 feet (66 m) above the ground, were rocket-shaped cars, each carrying 36 passengers. (en)
  • Le Sky Ride était la grande attraction de l'Exposition universelle de 1933 (Century of Progress), qui se tint à Chicago dans l'Illinois, en 1933-1934. Ouvrage unique en son genre, il peut être défini comme une sorte de pont transbordeur léger, à cabines multiples. (fr)
  • Sky Ride var en icke-permanent hängbana, eller en kabinbana, som byggdes för världsutställningen Century of Progress 1933 i Chicago i Illinois i USA. Sky Ride konstruerades av ingenjörsfirman Robinson & Steinman. Den fraktade passagerare över hamnbassängen Burnham Harbor, som låg mitt i mässområdet, nära Northerly Island. Sky Ride hade ett spann på 564 meter och bars upp av två 191 meter höga torn. Hela konstruktionen var 975 meter lång och den "seglingsfria höjden" var 58 meter. Från tornen fanns utspända kablar 66 meter över marken. (sv)
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