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Monon Property => Buildings and Bridges => Topic started by: Tom Kepshire on January 30, 2015, 09:02:30 pm

Title: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Tom Kepshire on January 30, 2015, 09:02:30 pm

Someone is taking apart the former lift bridge over the Grand Calmet River in Hammond. Anyone know Heggi's where about lately? Picture is from the NWI Times.

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Bob Lalich on February 01, 2015, 12:15:09 pm

Hard to believe the entire main span could have been cut up without Hammond or other local officials being aware. Inside job?

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Tom Kepshire on February 01, 2015, 01:36:59 pm

Almost as unbelievable as something taking up a couple miles of track to scrap in Indianapolis and nobody noticing? RIGHT.

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Eric Reinert on February 02, 2015, 02:46:44 pm

This may be a case of the crime being so bold that no member of the public asked any questions. I mean if I saw bulldozers and other heavy equipment taking down a railroad bridge It would never occur to me that it was being done surreptitiously!

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Jim Wolfe on February 02, 2015, 02:55:51 pm

Kevin posted a truck/snowplow picture on Facebook. The driver was not visible. It could have been him salvaging.

Better put out an A.P.B

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Bob Lalich on February 03, 2015, 08:33:10 am

Here's an update. The member of the Hammond Historical Society quoted in the article doesn't seem to understand railroads very well.

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond-bridge-dismantler-identified-investigation-continues/article_80d2eed5-bf61-54bf-b485-8f0122a549f2.html

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Tom Kepshire on February 03, 2015, 12:29:11 pm

Thanks for the link, however, unless you are an on-line subscriber all you see are blue lines where the text should be.

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Steve Dolzall on February 03, 2015, 05:37:18 pm

Tom,

It opened up fine for me.

Steve

Title: Re: Grand Calumet River Bridge
Post by: Steve Cunningham on February 03, 2015, 11:12:27 pm

When I answered the survey about Google, it opened up the article.

Steve