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RE -RATE REPORT FOR <br />R.R. BRIDGE <br />HISTORY <br />This railway line first appeared in the 1911 atlas. It is believed to have been <br />originally constructed in the mid 1890's by the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad, <br />otherwise known as the Chicago Indiana Southern. This rail company, most commonly <br />referred to as the three I's arrived in South Bend in the mid 1800's. It constructed a line <br />that gave manufacturers and merchants a direct connection with practically every railroad <br />entering Chicago. The line ran only freight cars and was perhaps the most successful <br />railroad of its kind in the country. It is believed that the line running north through the <br />west portion of South Bend curving to run parallel with Angela Street and ending at <br />Notre Dame University was erected in the late 1880's or early 1890's. It was reported in <br />the South Bend Tribune in 1895 that the Portage Avenue Bridge over the I.I. & I. R.R. <br />was widened for ease of travel. The three I's were responsible for the construction of the <br />first railway bridge over the St. Joseph River to run just north of the Angela Street <br />Bridge. By 1917 the line and bridge had been sold to the Michigan Central Railroad. <br />They owned the line until it was taken over by New York Central. It is unknown which <br />of these two railway companies was responsible for the demolition of the original bridge <br />and the construction of a new bridge around 1927. The bridge saw rail lines change <br />hands several more times before being purchased by the Pennsylvania Lines LLC in <br />1999. This company leases the rights to the Norfolk and Southern Corporation. <br />This bridge was a portion of a freight system that hauled coal to Notre Dame <br />University. <br />IVI&O"I 1ol"I�0 <br />This is a deck plate girder bridge made out of concrete bases and steel girders and <br />deck. <br />CRITERIA AND EVALUATING <br />All properties are evaluated in terms of historical significance, architectural merit and <br />integrity. Each resource was evaluated by a professional using the National Register <br />Criteria for Evaluation. The three main criteria are: <br />1) Historic Significance: An association with exploration and settlement, <br />Commercial or Industrial development and or the attachment to the lives <br />- of important people. - - - <br />2) Architectural Merit: Representative of a particular architectural style. <br />
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