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151st Street Bridge

Lake County, Indiana

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151th Street Bridge

East Chicago IN

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #266419

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Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on 151st Street
Location
East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1916
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Girder bascule Strauss Underneath Counterweight
Dimensions
Total length: 83.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.62123, -87.47103   (decimal degrees)
41°37'16" N, 87°28'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/460759/4607830 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Highland
Inventory number
BH 58000 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,107)
Built 1916 (748)
Built during 1910s (10,238)
East Chicago, Indiana (18)
Girder (11,651)
Indiana (5,235)
Lake County, Indiana (89)
 Lost (31,801)
Movable (3,190)
Replaced by new bridge (21,691)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Underneath Counterweight Bascule (52)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,074)

Update Log 

  • August 5, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • September 14, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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