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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Indiana Harbor Canal Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal) Over Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (East Chicago Canal) in East Chicago: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion)
Main Span: 90 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This is the only example of a standard Strauss trunnion bascule with overhead counterweight in the Chicagoland area.

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