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151st Street Bridge   [Map]
Bascule bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on 151st Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916
Arbogast Road-Turkey Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Turkey Creek on Arbogast Road
Collapsed
Arcelor Mittal - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge   [Map]
Pony plate girder bascule rail bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal
Open to traffic
Built 2008 by Arcelor Mittal to connect two steel plants
B&OCT - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal (Whitning)
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1914
B&OCT - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
No longer exists replaced with a Strauss bascule bridge now abandoned
Built in 1909 ; replaced 1914
Bailey Ditch Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Bailey Ditch on IN 2
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1928, rehabilitated in 1960, replaced in 1995
Broadway Bridge   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Grand Calumet River on Broadway
Open to traffic
Built likely between 1906 and 1908 as the main entrance to Gary Works. Original balustrade railings have been removed and replaced.
Brown Ditch-Clay Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Brown Ditch on Clay Street
Replaced by new bridge
Brown Ditch-Cline Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Brown Ditch on Cline Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1921, replaced in 1996
Brown Ditch-Parrish Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Brown Ditch on Parrish Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1925, replaced in 1993
Bruce Ditch-Parrish Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Bruce Ditch on Parrish Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1921
Bull Run-White Oak Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Bull Run on White Oak Avenue at the intersection of 101st Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1921, replaced in 1993
C&O - Sohl Avenue Swing Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned through truss bridge over Grand Calumet River on abandoned C&O Railway
Abandoned
Built 1902; abandoned by 1968
Calumet Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost bascule bridge over Grand Calumet River on Calumet Avenue (US 41) in Hammond
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1915, rehabilitated in 1975; replaced 2002
Cedar Creek-205th Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on 205th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1895
Cedar Creek-Mill St. Bridge   [Map]
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Mill Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1925
Chicago Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Warren through truss bridge over N/S Leg of the Indiana Harbor Canal on Chicago Avenue & Chicago. South Shore. & South Bend Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913; Replaced 1964
Cline Avenue Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Box girder bridge over Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal on Cline Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1982-83, closed to traffic in November 2009, Demolished February 12, 2011
Cline Avenue Bridge (New)   [Map]
Concrete segmental box girder bridge over Indiana Harbor & Ship Canal on Cline Avenue (Indiana State Route 912)
Under construction
Under construction; scheduled to open by the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021
Cline Avenue Gary Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Gary Avenue on on Cline Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1965
Columbia Avenue Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Little Calumet River on Columbia Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1953
Columbia Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Columbia Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1908; Replaced 1956
CSX - Deep River Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Deep River on CSX Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2019
CSX - Kankakee River Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1956
Deep River US 30 Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Deep River on US 30 in Hobart
Open to traffic
Built 1935, rehabilitated in 1979
Deep River-Ainsworth Rd. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Deep River on Ainsworth Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1921, rehabilitated in 1980, replaced in 1992
Deep River-Dekalb St. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Deep River on Dekalb Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1979; replaced 1995
Deep River-Liverpool Rd. Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Deep River on Liverpool Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1920
Deep River-Old Lincoln Highway Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Deep River on Old Lincoln Highway
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920, replaced in 1992
Deep River-Putnam St. Bridge   [Map]
Warren pony truss bridge over Deep River on Putnam Street (Pedestrian Use)
Open to pedestrians
Dickey Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Bascule bridge over Harbor Ship Canal on Dickey Road in East Chicago
Open to traffic
Built 1992
EJ&E - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge #631   [Map · Street View]
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1978 by American Bridge Co.
EJ&E - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge #728   [Map]
Warren through truss bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Canadian National
Open to traffic
Built 1908
EL - Beaver Dam Ditch Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Beaver Dam Ditch on Abandoned Erie Lackawanna Railway
Derelict/abandoned
ERIE - Grand Calumet River 'ED' Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand Calumet River on Erie Railroad
Demolished
Griesel Ditch-201st Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Griesel Ditch on 201st Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920, replaced in 1993
Holman Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bascule bridge over Grand Calumet River on Holman Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1911; Replaced 1963
IHB - 5th Avenue Overpass   [Map]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over U.S. Route 12 on Us 12 Eb
Derelict/abandoned
Built August 1907 by Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad and Chicago Lake Shore & Eastern Railway (EJ&E) on behalf of New York Central/Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Alco passing siding sat on top. Property of Gary & Western Railroad until 1914.
IHB - Grand Calumet River Bridge   [Map]
Polygonal Warren pony truss with no verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Indiana Harbor Belt RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1907
IHB - IN53 Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Plate girder bridge over State highway 53 on former Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Demolished
This bridge doubled as a passenger platform for local commuter transportation to and from Hammond from May 1909 until possibly the 1930's.
IHB-Madison Street Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Madison Street on Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1908
Indianapolis Boulevard Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Deck girder bridge over Lake George Indiana Harbor Canal on Indianapolis Boulevard
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Inland Steel Ramp B Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Rigid frame bridge over Ramp B on Inland Steel Overpass at IN 912/Cline Avenue Exit 5A
Open to traffic
Built 1959, rehabilitated in 2000
Kankakee River Range Line Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Range Line Road
In storage or disassembled
Built ca. 1920
Kankakee River-State Line Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on State Line Road
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1900
Kankakee River-US 41(NB) Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Northbound US 41
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1933, rehabilitated in 1975, replaced in 1995
Lincoln Highway Ideal Section   [Map · Street View]
Beam bridge over Dyer Ditch on US 30 in Dyer
Open to traffic
Built 1922, rehabilitated in 1997
Little Calumet River   [Map]

Replaced by a new bridge
Little Calumet River IN 53 Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Little Calumet River on IN 53 in Gary
Open to traffic
Built 1938
Little Calumet River-Central Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on Central Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920, replaced in 1993
Little Calumet River-Clay St. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Calumet River on Clay Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920, replaced in 1997
Little Calumet River-Hohman Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Little Calumet River on Hohman Avenue in Hammond
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913
Marquette Park Suspension Bridge   [Map]
Wire suspension bridge with timber deck over Park Lagoon on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
MON - Hohman Avenue Railroad Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned Warren through truss with alternating verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Monon Railroad (abandoned)
Demolished by Illegal Scrapping
Built ca. 1909 for Monon (Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville) Railroad; abandoned by successor railroad after 1981 and before 1989. Successor railroad CSX Transportation supposedly donated span to city, but city never acted to take deed.
Monon Trail - Little Calumet River Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Little Calumet River on Monon Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Reconstructed 2014
Nine Span Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost through truss bridge over Gibson Rail Yard on Indianapolis Blvd. in Hammond
Demolished and replaced.
Built 1935, rehabilitated in 1984, to be demolished 2013
North Lake Street Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Grand Calumet River on North Lake Street in Gary
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
NS - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge   [Map]
Bascule truss over Indiana Harbor Canal on Norfolk Southern RR
Open to traffic
NS - Junction Avenue Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Junction Avenue on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1910
NS - Kankakee River Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1909
NS - Schererville Rail Crossing   [Map]
Pennsylvania through truss with sub-panels bridge over Canadian National Railway on Norfolk Southern Railway
Removed but not replaced
Built 1905, demolished November 2015
NYC - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridges   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned through truss bridges over Indiana Harbor Canal on Railroad (Abandoned New York Central)
Derelict/abandoned
Built ca. 1909
Old Dickey Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost Warren through truss with alternating verticals bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Dickey Road
Replaced by a new bridge
PRR - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Pennsylvania Railroad
Lost
Riley Road Bridge   [Map]
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Railroad on Riley road
Open to authorized vehicles only
Shelby Bridge   [Map]
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Kankakee River on IN 55
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1914, rehabilitated in 1973, replaced in 1997
Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01   [Map]
Covered bridge over park gully on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1878, moved in 1933 to the current location
Singleton Ditch Branch-221st Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Singleton Ditch on 221st Avenue
Replaced by a culvert
Built 1921
Singleton Ditch-221st Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Singleton Ditch on 221st Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Singleton Ditch-Chase St. Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Singleton Ditch on Chase Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1905
Singleton Ditch-Monon Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Singleton Ditch on Monon Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1900
Singleton Ditch-Parrish Ave. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Singleton Ditch on Parrish Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1925, replaced in 1997
Singleton Ditch-State Line Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Singleton Ditch on State Line Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920
South Shore - Gauntlet Bridge   [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad/Wabash Railroad on Chicago. South Shore. & South Bend Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge, reportedly in storage in Michigan City
Built 1907 by American Bridge Co for ZChicago South Shore & South Bend; dismantled and replaced November 2002
South Shore/CSX Overpass   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2002
Stony Run-157th Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Stony Run on 157th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1900
Stony Run-165th Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Stony Run on 165th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1920
Tully Ditch-Whitcomb St. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Tully Ditch on Whitcomb Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1921, replaced in 1995
US 12-EJ&E RR Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on US 12
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1929, rehabilitated in 1966, replaced in 1994
US 41 Hartsdale Overpass   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad on US 41
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1935, rehabilitated in 1977, replaced in 2001
Van Loon Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Calumet River
Demolished
Vannatti Ditch Bridge   [Map]
Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Vannatti Ditch on Driveway
Open to traffic
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1699.25 - Lake St. Overpass   [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over S. Lake St. on Wabash Railroad
Demolished
Original bridge at this location built 1930; removed 1985 upon line abandonment
West Creek-Columbia St. Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over West Creek on Columbia Street (223rd Avenue)
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1921, replaced in 1993