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Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Lexington Avenue in Elkhart
Location: Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926 by M.E. White Co. of Chicago
Builder: - M.E. White Co.
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 268.0 ft.
Deck width: 43.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.68389, -85.98083 (decimal degrees)
41°41'02" N, 85°58'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2000197 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16096 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 12,372

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October 31, 2005: Posted photos from Nathan Holth

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Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere - by Nathan Holth

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Lexington Avenue Bridge

Posted October 16, 2006, by Patricia Joyce (pajoyce [at] gmail [dot] com)

I want to thank you for your effort and success for these brigdes. M E White also completed the N Damen Bridge and S Damen Bridge in Chicago. This bridge cost was apprx. to $125,000

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