US 12-EJ&E RR Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #392745

Was originally across the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. The use of Camelback trusses was rare for a state designed bridge.

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on US 12
Location: Lake County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1929, rehabilitated in 1966, replaced in 1994
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad: - Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design: Camelback through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 209.0 ft.
Total length: 1,181.2 ft.
Deck width: 36.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.8 ft.
Also called: Indiana State Highway Bridge #12-45-2165B
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.63915, -87.45909 (decimal degrees)
41°38'21" N, 87°27'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/461764/4609814 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Whiting
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 19,735
Inventory numbers: INNBI 003130 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39376 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 56 (out of 100)
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