Edison Park, Chicago Edison Park, Chicago Edison Park (formerly Canfield) is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, in North Side, Chicago, Illinois. It consists entirely of the Edison Park neighborhood, and is named after Thomas Alva Edison, who gave his blessing to this community namesake in 1890. According to the 2000 Census, its population is 11,259. Edison Park has one of the highest concentrations of Irish ancestry in Chicago, where they make up over three-fourths of the neighborhood's population. Located between the Des Plaines River and the Chicago River this area served as a local watershed divide. The Chicago River flowed
Edison Bridge (Ohio) then abolishing it on August 30, 1946. The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the lift span on April 19, 1985 after an inspection which predicted a collapse due to its own weight; it formally abandoned the span in April 1986 and subsequently removed it in May 1989, converting its approaches to fishing piers. Edison Bridge (Ohio) The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge, otherwise known as the Edison Bridge, carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is in length, was completed in 1965. It was named for inventor and nearby Milan native Thomas Edison. The