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Chicago Avenue Bridge

Lake County, Indiana

Photos 

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2017

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #401194

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bascule bridge over N/S Leg of the Indiana Harbor Canal on Chicago Avenue & Chicago. South Shore. & South Bend Railroad
Location
East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913; Replaced 1964
Builder
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Design)
Railroads
- Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (CSS)
- Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Streetcar Co. (HW&EC)
- Interurban
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)
- Streetcar
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 73.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.62938, -87.47115   (decimal degrees)
41°37'46" N, 87°28'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/460754/4608735 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Whiting
Inventory number
BH 68923 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,097)
Built 1913 (912)
Built during 1910s (10,027)
Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (16)
East Chicago, Indiana (18)
Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Streetcar Co. (1)
Indiana (5,113)
Interurban (1,017)
Lake County, Indiana (89)
Lost (29,315)
Lost 1964 (98)
Lost during 1960s (1,006)
Movable (3,139)
 Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (7)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Railroad (16,559)
Replaced by new bridge (19,909)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (123)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,693)
Streetcar (292)
Through truss (17,374)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,652)
Truss (36,150)
Warren through truss (1,714)
Warren truss (7,059)

Update Log 

  • August 31, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 30, 2017: Updated by Luke: Updated entry
  • August 18, 2015: Added by Luke

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