Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co.

of Chicago, Illinois

Created by William Scherzer and following his 1893 death continued by younger brother Albert Scherzer, this firm defended its right to exclusively build patented rolling lift bascule bridges.

"Eight-Track" Bascule Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago & Northern Pacific
Open to traffic

14th Avenue South Bridge (King County, Washington)
Bascule Design, 1931
Bascule bridge over Duwamish River on 14th Avenue South in Seattle
Demolished. Main span removed September 1, 2010.

Cermak Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road in Chicago
Open to traffic

Haystack's Landing Bridge (New) (Sonoma County, California)
Bascule Span, 2012
Through truss bridge over Petaluma River on Railroad
Under construction

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1899
Lost Warren through truss Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge over Fort Point Channel on Railroad (Amtrak and MBTA)
Replaced by new bridge

Niantic River Railroad Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Niantic River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Galveston Causeway (Galveston County, Texas)
Bascule Span, 1912
Modern lift bridge with concrete arch approach spans over Galveston Bay on BNSF Railway (and former highway)
Open to railroad traffic only

Seddon Island Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1908
Lost Warren through truss bridge on the former Seaboard Air Line Railway, later used as a private road in Tampa, dismantled May 1984
Replaced by a new bridge