Status: Closed to all traffic, with part of deck missing.
Location: 41.244047,-86.909993
Carries CR 1100 West over Old Kankakee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Bolted and pinned Pratt through Truss
Total Length: 123.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Old Kankakee River on CR 1100 West
History: Built ca. 1910 over the old channel of the river
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Starke County
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120606
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
120607
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
120608
Missing deck
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
120609
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
120610
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
120611
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
120612
Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2008
158172
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
158173
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Abandoned with deck missing
Location: 41.389423,-86.635101
Carries CR 600 North over Robbins Ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Robbins Ditch on CR 600 North
History: Built ca. 1915
Built: ca. 1915
Location: Starke County
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102990
Side view
Photo taken by Chris Light
102991
Deck view
Photo taken by Chris Light
102992
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by Chris Light
102993
Barricade
Photo taken by Chris Light
102994
Reinforcements
Photo taken by Chris Light
393653
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
393654
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
393655
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
393656
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: One span open to railroad traffic, one span abandoned
Location: 41.389799,-86.634869
Carries CSX Transportation over Robbins Ditch
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Robbins Ditch on CSX Transportation
History:
Built:
Location: Starke County
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102995
Side view
Photo taken by Chris Light
102996
Oblique view
Photo taken by Chris Light
102997
Both spans
Photo taken by Chris Light
102998
Abandoned span
Photo taken by Chris Light
102999
Open span
Photo taken by Chris Light
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.363522,-86.698614
Carries Range Road over Robbins Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 5-panel, riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 53.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Robbins Ditch on Range Road
History: Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1984; bridge has been replaced
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Starke County
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103000
Side view
Photo taken by Chris Light
103001
Oblique view
Photo taken by Chris Light
103002
Deck view
Photo taken by Chris Light
393657
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
468343
Robbins Ditch Range Road Bridge
from comments
Photo taken by Scott Ash 2020
468344
Robbins Ditch Range Road bridge
from comments
Photo taken by Scott Ash 2020
468354
Photo taken by Scott Ash, 2020
468358
Robbins Ditch Range Line bridge
Photo taken by Scott Ash
Status: replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.302279,-86.601479
Carries CR 500 East over Yellow River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, bolted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 127.9 Feet
Span Length: 125.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on CR 500 East in Knox
History: Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1983
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Starke County
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182698
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
182699
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
383706
1914 Postcard View
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.256667,-86.890000
Carries US 421 over Kankakee River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 304.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on US 421
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1974; replaced 1999
Built: 1932
Location: Starke County
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158170
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
158171
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
444720
US 421 Kankakee River Bridge
The South Bend Tribune: August 14 1974
444721
US 421 Kankakee River Bridge
The South Bend Tribune: August 14 1974
Status: Replaced by new bridge at original location and moved to Knox for pedestrian use in 1992
Location: 41.300316,-86.623311
Carries Pedestrian path over Railroad grade
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Relocated Warren pony truss
History: Built 1915; relocated in 1992
Built: 1915
Location: Starke County
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182700
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
182701
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status:
Location: 41.271380,-86.827480
Carries Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad(ex- C&O, CSX Transportation) over Kankakee River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (ex-C&O, CSX Transportation) in English Lake
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Starke County
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140685
East side May 24, 2009
Former PRR bridge can be somewhat seen in background behind this bridge.
Photo taken by James Norwood
140895
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140896
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140897
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140898
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140899
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140900
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
241679
Photo taken by Lance
Status: Abandoned
Location: 41.271213,-86.827932
Carries former Conrail (ex-Chicago Great Eastern, Panhandle, Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central) over Kankakee River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on former Conrail (ex- Panhandle, Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central) in English Lake
History: Part of the PRR's Chicago to Logansport main line, and formerly double tracked. Line abandoned about 1980 and tracks pulled shortley thereafter. C&O Railroad bridge immediately to it's East.
Built:
Location: Starke County
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140891
East side
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140892
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
140893
view from under adjacent C&O railroad bridge
Photo taken by Karl Zimmerman
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.417633,-86.582243
Carries CR 600E over Robbins Ditch
Design: slab
Design Details: Continuous reinforced concrete slab
Total Length: 79.7 Feet
Span Length: 33.8 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Robbins Ditch on CR 600E
History: Built 1952
Built: 1952
Location: Starke County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.306128,-86.642373
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway Company over Yellow River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Yellow River on Norfolk Southern Railway Company
History:
Built:
Location: Starke County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.302368,-86.619515
Carries New York Central Railroad over Yellow River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Yellow River on New York Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Starke County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.390050,-86.634864
Carries Old US30 (Lincoln Highway) over Robbins Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 68.6 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Robbins Ditch on Old US30 (Lincoln Highway)
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Starke County
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361179
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016
361180
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016
361181
BH 17062 beyond
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016
Status:
Location: 41.392255,-86.649544
Carries Old US30 (Lincoln Highway) over Trib to Robbins Ditch
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Trib to Robbins Ditch on Old US30 (Lincoln Highway)
History:
Built:
Location: Starke County
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361184
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016
361185
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.211783,-86.612021
Carries Road over Bass Lake inlet
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Bass Lake inlet on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Starke County
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446067
ca. 1928 photo
Indiana Historical Society
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.302786,-86.620741
Carries US 35 over Yellow River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Yellow River on US 35
History: Built 1929; Replaced 1967
Built: 1929
Location: Starke County
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483339
Yellow River Bridge, Knox, Indiana
Postcard view
Status: Replaced by a new bridge on a different alignment and removed
Location: 41.303021,-86.622210
Carries Bridge Street over Yellow River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on Bridge Street
History: Built ca. 1890's; Replaced by a Parker truss on a new alignment in 1929.
Built: 1891
Location: Starke County
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486826
ca. 1910 postcard view
486828
Yellow River Bridge, Knox, Indiana
1914 postcard view
493814
Bridge Over Yellow River, Knox, Indiana
1909 Postcard view
505997
1917 historic postcard view
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.
