Accessibility and Privacy Policies
The Chicago Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum is committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to the widest audience possible. If you have questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please contact us.
Standards Compliance
Our site meets the Section 508 and W3 Web Content Accessibility design guidelines. It validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional, and uses structured semantic markup with a separate, optional CSS stylesheet for presentation. It is Bobby A Approved.
Text Size
The text on our website can be resized to meet your specific needs.
- On Internet Explorer, choose the View menu, select “Text Size”, and choose “Larger” or “Largest”, or type [Alt v, x, g]
- On Firefox, choose the View menu, select “Text Size”, and choose “Increase”, or type [Control +]
- On Safari, choose the View menu, and select “Make Text Bigger”, or type [Apple +]
Images and Alt Text
Text alternatives have been provided for all relevant images.
Access Keys
On many web browsers, you can use an access key as a shortcut to a specific link. On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. We’ve setup the following keys for your use:
- Access Key 1: Home
- Access Key 2: About
- Access Key 3: Visitor Information
- Access Key 4: Museum Exhibits
- Access Key 5: Bridge Lifts
- Access Key 6: Contact
Using Internet Explorer, you can operate this site using your keyboard only:
- Press the tab key to move from link to link, or shift-tab to move backwards.
- Press Enter to click through a link.
- Press Alt + left arrow to go back a page.
Privacy Policy
This is the web site of Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum. We can be reached at:
376 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60610
info@bridgehousemuseum.org
Phone: 312.977.0227
For each visitor to our site, our server automatically recognizes visitors domain names (where possible) through their IP address. We aggrate information on what pages users visit. This information is used for internal review to improve our site content and experience. We do not share this information with other organizations.
We use cookies to record session information, such as what pages users access or visit. We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies.

