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Drive south out of Chicago and you can, for the reasonable fee of $7.80, experience crossing the longest bridge in the midwestern United States. The Skyway traverses the Calumet river to connect the city to the Indiana border. The spanning highway is, in its own way, a marvel of engineering. Financial engineering, that is.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Turnspike”
From the December 20th 2025 edition
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