Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 41.612754,-87.174022
Carries Crisman Road (formerly IN 249) over Little Calumet River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: 8-panel, riveted Parker through truss
Total Length: 153.8 Feet
Span Length: 145.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on Crisman Road (Old IN 249) in Portage
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Porter County
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102944
Side view
Photo taken by Chris Light
102945
South portal
Photo taken by Chris Light
102946
Deck view
Photo taken by Chris Light
394076
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
394077
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
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Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.498887,-87.141012
Carries IN 130 over Salt Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 38.7 Feet
Span Length: 35.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Salt Creek on IN 130
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Porter County
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102947
Overview
Photo taken by Chris Light
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.467268,-87.125208
Carries US 30 over Salt Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 31.8 Feet
Span Length: 29.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Salt Creek on US 30
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Porter County
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102948
Overview
Photo taken by Chris Light
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.450000,-87.073333
Carries IN 2 over Salt Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Salt Creek on IN 2
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1960; replaced 1993
Built: 1931
Location: Porter County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.600000,-87.146667
Carries US 20 over Salt Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Salt Creek on US 20
History: Built 1931; replaced 1994
Built: 1931
Location: Porter County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.621667,-87.086667
Carries US 20 over Little Calumet River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Little Calumet River on US 20
History: Built 1931; replaced 1993
Built: 1931
Location: Porter County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.473333,-87.071667
Carries Joliet Road over Salt Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge or culvert over Salt Creek on Joliet Road
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Porter County
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498544
Joliet Road Over Salt Creek Top View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498545
Joliet Road Over Salt Creek Spandrel Wall
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498546
Joliet Road Over Salt Creek Barrel View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498547
Joliet Road Over Salt Creek Close Barrel View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
Status: Replaced by new bridge on nearby County Road 600 North.
Location: 41.519261,-86.968350
Carries CR 500 E over CSX Transportation
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 1X4-panel, Warren pony truss
2X3-panel, Warren pony trusses
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over CSX Transportation on County Road 500 East
History: Built 1905; replaced 1996
Built: 1905
Location: Porter County
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394074
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
394075
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.621667,-87.053333
Carries Calumet Road over Coffee Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Coffee Creek on Calumet Road
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1936; replaced 1999
Built: 1925
Location: Porter County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Wilson Road over Dunes Creek
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Reinforced concrete girder
Total Length: 159.8 Feet
Span Length: 19.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Dunes Creek on Wilson Road
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1950
Built: 1934
Location: Porter County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.469722,-87.072778
Carries Joliet Road over CFE RR
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 125.3 Feet
Span Length: 85.6 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over CFE RR on Joliet Road
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1989
Built: 1930
Location: Porter County
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498548
Joliet Road Over CFE Profile View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498549
Joliet Road Over CFE South Abutment
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498550
Joliet Road Over CFE Underside
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498551
Joliet Road Over CFE View from SE Corner
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498552
Joliet Road Over CFE Cantilevered Sidewalk
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498553
Joliet Road Over CFE Top View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 41.259421,-86.930582
Carries Driveway off CR E 1200 S over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over a drainage ditch on a former driveway off CR E 1200 S
History: Built by the Rochester Bridge Co.
Built:
Location: Porter County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.454924,-87.057601
Carries Sager Road over Salt Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: 3-panel, Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on Sager Road
History: Built ca. 1890's
Built: ca. 1890's
Location: Porter County
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444628
Pre 1923 photo
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.476470,-87.118329
Carries Abandoned Road over Salt Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on Abandoned Road
History:
Built:
Location: Porter County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.460932,-87.041945
Carries Valparasio University Walking Trail over Drainage Ditch
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Double Intersection Warren pony truss bridge over drainage ditch on Valparasio University Walking Trail
History: Erected ca. 1880's to cross Pennsylvania Railroad Tracks, Removed Ca. 1975, Relocated to Valparaiso University; restored 2005
Built: ca. 1880's
Location: Porter County
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351174
Overview
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351175
Historic Photo
Historical Photos
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ca. 1909 postcard view
510221
ca. 1909 postcard view
510222
1910 Postcard view
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.285413,-87.119177
Carries County Roads 250/400 West over Kankakee River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: 11-panel, pinned Parker through truss
Total Length: 231.0 Feet
Span Length: 229.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kankakee River on County Roads 250/400 West
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Porter County
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394072
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
394073
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
511743
Koehler Bridge
Vidette Messenger: Journal and Courier: July 23 1924
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Koehler Bridge
Vidette Messenger: February 2 1965
511745
Koehler Bridge
Shows bridge during construction
Vidette Messenger: September 2 1965
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.611397,-87.154404
Carries Abandoned Samuelson Road over East Arm Little Calumet River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder with steel stringer approach
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge on Old Samuelson Road across the East Arm Little Calumet River
History:
Built:
Location: Porter County
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498554
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River Top View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498555
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River Top View2
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498556
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River East Stream View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498557
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River West Stream View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498558
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River East Side View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498559
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River South Abutment
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498560
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River Profile View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
498561
Samuelson Road Over Little Calumet River Pier View
Photo taken by R. Mark Pittman in May 2021
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.606711,-87.050581
Carries over Coffee Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Unusual trussed arch pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Coffee Creek
History: Built ca. 1895
Built: ca. 1895
Location: Porter County
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433509
Chesterton trussed arch
Historic photo
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.621801,-87.124067
Carries hicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad over Main Entrance Drive (Formerly a NYC Railroad ROW)
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Main Entrance Drive (Formerly a NYC Railroad ROW) on Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad
History: Built ?; Replaced 1966
Built:
Location: Porter County
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467520
Photo taken by David Wilson
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.457935,-87.050346
Carries Chicago, Ft Wayne & Eastern RR over US 30
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer, concrete encased
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over US 30 on Chicago, Ft Wayne & Eastern RR
History:
Built:
Location: Porter County
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469280
NS - US 30 Bridge
Photo taken Frederick J. Ripley in 1995
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.267661,-87.185067
Carries County Road 625 West over Kankakee River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: (2)4-panel, pinned Pratt pony trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Kankakee River on County Road 625 West
History: Replaced 1964
Built:
Location: Porter County
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511741
Ramsey's Landing Bridge
Vidette Messenger: August 26 1964
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.
