The new Cline Avenue Bridge located on the eastern side of the Chicago metropolitan region in East Chicago, Indiana, is a precast concrete segmental bridge that crosses over the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and connects SH 912 to I-90. The new bridge replaces a structurally deficient bridge that was closed in November 2009 and demolished by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in early 2013, reconnecting a 3.5-mile gap of State Road 912 between Calumet and Michigan Avenues. At the time, approximately 35,000 vehicles per day were using the bridge.

The bridge is 46’ wide at deck level to accommodate two 12’ lanes with 9’ shoulders. The superstructure is composed of sustainable post-tensioned concrete single-cell box girders designed with low maintenance features for a service life of 100 years.

Since traditional state funding was not available to replace the bridge, the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of this new bridge was 100% privately funded without using any federal, state, or local tax dollars. The replacement bridge is supported by user fees (tolls) and is configured to accommodate current and future traffic.