B&OCT - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge

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BOCT - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridges

Strauss rail bridge between 2 Scherzer bascule lift bridges however a couple feet from the Rall types

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2013

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BH Photo #283279

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Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal on Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal (Whitning)

Location

East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana

Status

Derelict/abandoned

History

Built 1914

Builders

- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Railroad

- Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (BOCT)

Design

Deck plate girder bascule

Dimensions

Total length: 90.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.65998, -87.45216   (decimal degrees)
41°39'36" N, 87°27'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/462354/4612124 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Whiting

Inventory number

BH 60900 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 10, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
• November 5, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• September 17, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• October 19, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
• August 22, 2016: New photos from Douglas Butler
• January 26, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
• December 6, 2015: New video from Douglas Butler
• November 30, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• August 18, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• March 20, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• May 8, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

• B&OCT - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Geoff Hubbs

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