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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 1100W
Location: La Porte County, Indiana, and Starke County, Indiana
Status: Demolished
History: Built 1912, removed in 1980's.
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Also called: La Porte County Bridge #204
Dog Face Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.24850, -86.90983 (decimal degrees)
41°14'55" N, 86°54'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/507554/4566347 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: San Pierre
Inventory numbers: INNBI 4600117 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39367 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1990): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.6 (out of 100)

Kankakee River Bridge, Laporte Co, CR 1100 W

Posted June 22, 2009, by Karl Zimmerman (karl [dot] zimmerman [at] valpo [dot] edu)

Bridge is lost. No bridge exists at this location (Google Earth, March 2005), although the abutments are still visible.