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16th Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1905; removed 1993
Lost swing through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Division Street
Removed but not replaced

Ashtabula Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Replaced in 1924
Pratt through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on West 5th Route 531
Replaced by a new bridge

ATSF/C&A - South Fork South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in the 1880s; Replaced 1906
Lost Pratt through truss bobtail swing bridge over Chicago River South Fork South Branch on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe/Chicago & Alton RR
No longer exists

Bayou Bonfouca LA 433 Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1976
Swing bridge plate girder over Bayou Bonfouca on LA 433
Open to traffic

BNSF - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge (Lemont) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Swing through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Boudreaux Canal LA 56 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Swing bridge over Boudreaux Canal on LA 56
Open to traffic

Center Avenue Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Remove and replaced 1950
Lost Bridge over Navigation (Portage Canal of the Fox River) on Highway 33 Center Avenue
No longer exists

Center Street Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1901 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989
Swing through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Center Street in Cleveland
Open to traffic

Cherry Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901
Bridge over North Branch Canal on Cherry Avenue, former Chicago/Milwaukee/St. Paul Railroad
Open to traffic from trains and pedestrains

Columbus Drive Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1926 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2012
Swing bridge over Hillsborough River on Columbus Drive in Tampa
Open to traffic.

CP - Burnham Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1903
Bobtail swing Warren through truss bridge over Menomonee River Canal on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CP - Kinnickinnic River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

CP - Menomonee River Swing Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1904, Approach appears newer
Through truss bridge over Menomonee River on Canadian Pacific Railway in Minwaukee
Open to traffic

CTM - Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899 to replace earlier wooden through truss swing bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Chicago Terminal Railway
Abandoned to rail traffic Feb. 2018 after severe vandalism to wiring

Gaysport Bridge (1889) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1889 by Smith Bridge Co.; destroyed in 1913 flood
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskingum River on County Road 66
Destroyed by flooding

Gaysport Bridge (1914) (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914 after previous bridge destroyed in 1913 flood; replaced 1971
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muskingum River on CR 66
Replaced by new bridge using existing piers

Heron Street Swing Bridge (Old) (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1905 ; replaced 1949
Lost Swing bridge over Wishkah River on Heron Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Latona Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1890; Rebuilt 1909 to allow pedestrian & vehicular traffic; Replaced 1919
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Union Lake/Lake Washington Canal on Trolley Cars
No longer exists

Lawe Street - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Demolished and replaced in 1954 with a double leaf bascule bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Fox River on South Lawe Street
Demolished

Lemont Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899; removed 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary Canal on Lemont Road
No longer exists

Main Avenue Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built c1907; replaced 1932
Lost Pony and swing through truss bridge over Fox River on Main Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - North Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Lost Through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific RR
Removed but not replaced

MILW - Sauk City Bridge (Old) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1908 using a relocated truss, Truss Replaced 1943
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

MQT - Manistee River Swing Bridge (Manistee County, Michigan)
Built 1939
Deck plate girder bridge over Manistee River on Marquette Rail, Former C&O Railroad/Pere Marquette/Michigan East and West Railway line in Manistee
Open to traffic

Ninth Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Old 9th Street
Replaced by a new bridge in 1972

Omaha Bridge #15 (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1915
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Portage Canal Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Portage Canal on street
Replaced by a new bridge

SCXF - Moore Haven Swing Bridge (Glades County, Florida)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Caloosahatchee River. on South Central Florida Express
Open to traffic

Southard Street Bridge (Old) (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built in 1880 ; replaced in 1922
Lost Through truss bridge over Delaware & Rarittan Canal on Southard Street / Viaduct
No longer exists

WSOR - Sauk City Bridge (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built at varying times; Demolished 2002 and 2018
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Wisconsin River on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Abandoned