US 41 Hartsdale Overpass

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

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BH Photo #392710

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Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad on US 41

Location

Schererville, Lake County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1935, rehabilitated in 1977, replaced in 2001

Builder

- Thomas McQueen

Design

2-span Parker through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 509.9 ft.
Deck width: 45.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.

Also called

Indiana State Highway Bridge #41-45-103
PA & Elgin, Joliet & Eastern R.R. Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.50833, -87.47167   (decimal degrees)
41°30'30" N, 87°28'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/460638/4595296 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Highland

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

42,955

Inventory numbers

INNBI 015640 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39377 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of June 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 84.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• February 17, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 30, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Corrected complrtion date, added builder, cost and spans.
• February 7, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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