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IHB - IN53 Overpass

Lake County, Indiana

Photos 

1910 photo

bridge left background

LiveLeak.com 29 Aug 2007 by "Sconiers"

View this photo at wpc.281e.edgecastcdn.net

BH Photo #179489

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Pictured on LiveLeak describing serious deterioration of column bases. Many bridges in Gary on Sconiers' youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Sconiers

Topside exploration of bridge (2017) https://youtu.be/uOsuJI7xECI?t=22m44s

Facts 

Overview
Plate girder bridge over State highway 53 on former Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Location
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
Status
Demolished
History
This bridge doubled as a passenger platform for local commuter transportation to and from Hammond from May 1909 until possibly the 1930's.
Railroad
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB)
Design
Steel support columns, concrete passenger platform
Dimensions
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.59340, -87.33704   (decimal degrees)
41°35'36" N, 87°20'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/471910/4604687 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gary
Inventory number
BH 46336 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (712)
Built during 1900s (7,253)
Gary, Indiana (6)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,066)
Indiana (4,933)
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (18)
 Lake County, Indiana (84)
Lost (24,973)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Railroad (15,601)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,189)

Update Log 

  • May 29, 2018: Updated by Korry Shepard: added extra details
  • November 23, 2017: Updated by David Backlin: Updated to Lost per Forum Comment
  • June 17, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • September 26, 2010: Added by Clark Vance

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Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
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Comments 

IHB - IN53 Overpass
Posted November 23, 2017, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

I hope you don't mind my taking the liberty of adding the lost date.

IHB - IN53 Overpass
Posted November 19, 2017, by Ed Hollowell (erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com)

For less work than it takes to post a comment, you can update the bridge entry to reflect the demolition.

IHB - IN53 Overpass
Posted November 19, 2017, by GIRailfan (rgeceo [at] gmail [dot] com )

This bridge has been demolished as of the summer of 2017.

IHB - IN53 Overpass
Posted May 17, 2017, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Salt trucks strike again!

IHB - IN53 Overpass
Posted May 17, 2017, by GIRailfan (rgeceo [at] gmail [dot] com)

Apparently this bridge is slated to be demolished sometime in the near future. Work is to be done by IDOT. I don't know if it will happen this year or in 2018.