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16th Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1905; removed 1993Lost swing through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Division StreetRemoved but not replaced
Ashtabula Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1924Pratt through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on West 5th Route 531Replaced by a new bridge
Bayou Bonfouca LA 433 Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1976Swing bridge plate girder over Bayou Bonfouca on LA 433Open to traffic
Center Avenue Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Remove and replaced 1950Lost Bridge over Navigation (Portage Canal of the Fox River) on Highway 33 Center AvenueNo longer exists
Center Street Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1901 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989Swing through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Center Street in ClevelandOpen to traffic
Cherry Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901Bridge over North Branch Canal on Cherry Avenue, former Chicago/Milwaukee/St. Paul RailroadOpen to traffic from trains and pedestrains
Columbus Drive Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2012Swing bridge over Hillsborough River on Columbus Drive in TampaOpen to traffic.
CP - Burnham Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1903Bobtail swing Warren through truss bridge over Menomonee River Canal on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Menomonee River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1904, Approach appears newerThrough truss bridge over Menomonee River on Canadian Pacific Railway in MinwaukeeOpen to traffic
CTM - Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899 to replace earlier wooden through truss swing bridgeDeck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Chicago Terminal RailwayAbandoned to rail traffic Feb. 2018 after severe vandalism to wiring
Heron Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1905 ; replaced 1949Lost Swing bridge over Wishkah River on Heron StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Latona Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1890; Rebuilt 1909 to allow pedestrian & vehicular traffic; Replaced 1919Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Union Lake/Lake Washington Canal on Trolley CarsNo longer exists
Lawe Street - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Demolished and replaced in 1954 with a double leaf bascule bridgeLost Through truss bridge over Fox River on South Lawe StreetDemolished
Lemont Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary Canal on Lemont RoadNo longer exists
MILW - Sauk City Bridge (Old) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908 using a relocated truss, Truss Replaced 1943Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
MQT - Manistee River Swing Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)
Built 1937Deck plate girder bridge over Manistee River on Marquette Rail, Former C&O Railroad/Pere Marquette/Michigan East and West Railway line in ManisteeOpen to traffic
Ninth Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Old 9th StreetReplaced by a new bridge in 1972
Omaha Bridge #15 (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1915Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on RailroadOpen to traffic
SCXF - Moore Haven Swing Bridge (Glades County, Florida)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Caloosahatchee River. on South Central Florida ExpressOpen to traffic
WSOR - Sauk City Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1901 and 1908, Rebuilt 1943; Demolished 2002 and to be Demolished 2018Abandoned pony truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Wisconsin & Southern RailroadAbandoned