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The United States Coast Guard regulates the opening and closing of draw bridges in the United States. The regulations for the operation of the draws is published by the USCG in a document entitled Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters in PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS.

You can view the document at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_08/33cfr117_08.html

It's a table of contents of the separate sections because the document is huge. The listings are by waterway, by state. Use your browser's search function to locate the waterway of interest, and you can find the draw regulations for bridges of interest.


"Eight-Track" Bascule Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901 and 1909
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago & Northern Pacific
Open to traffic

"I" Street Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1911
Swing bridge over Sacramento River, carries railroad tracks and "I" Street in West Sacramento
Open to traffic

'S' Bridge (Perquimans County, North Carolina)
Built 1929
Swing bridge over Perquimans River on Business US 17 in Hertford
Open to traffic

100th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Bascule bridge over Calumet River on E 100th Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

106th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1998
Bascule bridge over Calumet River on 106th Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

145th Street Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1988
Swing bridge over Harlem River on 145th Street in New York
Open to traffic

14th Street Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1984
Steel stringer bridge over Potomac River And Ohio Drive on US 1
Open to traffic

16th Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Division Street
Removed but not replaced 1993

17th Street Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Deck plate girder bridge over East Twin River on 17th Street
Open to traffic

18th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1967
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 18th Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

20 Mile Bend Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1937
Warren through truss swing bridge over C-51 Canal on CR-880 (Canal Street)
Open to traffic

6th Street Bridge (Richmond County, Georgia)
Originally Southern Railway
Truss bridge over Savannah River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Augusta
Open to traffic

6th Street North Bascule Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Bascule bridge over Menomonee River on 6th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

6th Street South Bascule Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2002; Replaced, in part, the 1908 6th Street Viaduct
Bridge over South Menomonee River Canal on 6th Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

95th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1958
Bascule bridge over Calumet River on 95th Street (US 12/US 20) in Chicago
Open to traffic

Abandoned Cow Bayou Swing Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Cow Bayou
Abandoned

ACL Hillsborough River Railroad Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built in 1915 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Through truss bascule bridge over the Hillsborough River next to Cass Street in downtown Tampa on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

ACL Intercoastal Waterway Drawbridge (Horry County, South Carolina)
Built 1937; Deemed unsafe 1987; Rehabilititated 1987-97; Reopened 2001; Closed 2011 due to a voluntary shutdown of the CSR
Bridge over Intercoastal Waterway on Carolina Southern Railroad (former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Horry County Railroad, and Wacamaw Coast Line and former roadway (now unused) in Myrtle Beach
Closed to traffic due to the railroad being suspended by the FRA in 2011

Adam Street Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1918
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on North Adam Street in Lockport
Open to traffic

Adams Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1996
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Adams Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Ahnapee and Western Railroad Swing Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
This was the first bridge crossing the bay of Sturgeon Bay
Lost Through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay
Lost

Allen Street Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970, Replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Replaced by a new bridge in 2000

Allen Street Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1906, Collapsed 1923
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Collapsed

Alloway Creek Bridge (Salem County, New Jersey)
Built 1905, altered 1976
Swing bridge over Alloway Creek on CR 623
Closed to all traffic

Almonaster Avenue Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.
Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on former Almonaster Ave. in New Orleans
Open to rail traffic; closed to vehicular traffic

Alton Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1892-94 under the direction of George S. Morison. Railroad line abandoned in 1988.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
Removed after the railroad line was abandoned

Amelia River Swing Bridge (Nassau County, Florida)
Built 1920 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Amelia River on First Coast Railroad (formerly Seaboard Air Line Railway)
Open to traffic

Amite River LA 16 Bridge (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1960
Swing bridge over Amite River on LA 16 at French Settlement
Open to traffic

Amite River LA 42 Bridge (Livingston Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1963
Swing bridge over Amite River on LA 42 at Port Vincent
Open to traffic

Amtrak S. Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1915
Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch of Chicago River on Amtrak (BNSF)
Open to traffic

Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge (Harford County, Maryland)
Through and deck truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Amtrak in Harvre de Grace
Open to traffic

Appleton CN Railway Swing Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over Fox River (US Army Corps of Engineers canal) on Canadian National Railway (former Chicago and Northwestern Railway) in Appleton
Open to traffic

Arkansas River Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1915; Rehabilitated 1954; Replaced 1972
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US 79
Replaced by new bridge

Arlington Memorial Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986
Bascule bridge with concrete arch approaches over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic

Arsenal Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and a single rail line in Davenport
Open to traffic

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Ashland Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1938
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Ashland Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic

Ashtabula River OH 531 Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1925 by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1986
Movable through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on West Fifth Street (OH 531) in Ashtabula
Open to traffic

Atchison Railroad Bridge (Atchison County, Kansas)
Built 1900
Through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the Union Pacific railroad at Atchison
Intact but closed to through rail traffic after flooding damaged rail line in 2011; swing span on west end is still in service, because locomotives wying in Atchison have to use the swing span for tail room.

Atlantic Avenue Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1952
Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach
Open to traffic

Augusta Railroad Bridge (Woodruff County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing bridge over White River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

B&M International Bridge (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1909; Renovated/rehabilitated 1953 & 1992
Through truss bridge over Rio Grande
Open to rail and truck traffic

B&O Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910; rehabilitated May 2004 by CMI-Promex, Inc. and CSX Transportation
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Schuylkill River on CSX Philadelphia Subdivision
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Celilo Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Built 1911
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River on Oregon Trunk Railroad Line in Celilo, OR and Wishram, WA
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Columbia River Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1908
Swing span through truss bridge over the Columbia River
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Cowlitz River Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1908 in Long Beach, CA, Moved to Longview 1934
Scherzer rolling lift bridge over Cowlitz River on B.N.S.F. Railroad in Longview
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Duwamish River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Single leaf bascule bridge over Duwamish River on BNSF Railroad
Closed to all traffic

B.N.S.F. - Lake Ewauna Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Beam bridge over Lake Ewuana (Klamath River) on BNSF Railroad Tracks in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Lewis River Bridge (Clark County, Washington)
Built 1908
Through truss bridge over Lewis River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Oregon Slough Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1908
Swing span through truss bridge over Columbia River - Oregon Slough on BNSF Railway in Portland
Open to traffic

B.N.S.F. - Willamette River Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
1908 Built with swing span, 1989 Vertical lift replaces swing span
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on BNSF Railway Line in Portland
Open to traffic

Back River Bridge (Lincoln County, Maine)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1983
Swing bridge over Back River on SA 5 in Boothbay
Open to traffic

Bacon Island Railroad Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1929.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Middle River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Bacon Island Road Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1906, moved to this location 1950, replaced 1995
Swing bridge over Middle River on Bacon Island Road
Lost, replaced by new bridge

Bacon Island Road South Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1905
Pratt through truss bridge over Middle River on S Bacon Island Road
Open to traffic

Banana River Bridge (Brevard County, Florida)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 2005
Swing bridge over Banana River on Banana River Drive (CR 3) in Indian Harbour Beach
Open to traffic

Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Originally completed Dec. 21, 1873; destroyed by flooding on April 3, 1927; rebuilt 1929
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

Basin Bridge Rd Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Bridge over Ship basin near Schuylkill River on Basin Bridge Rd
Open to traffic

Batesville Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Built 1926-27; Replaced by a modern bridge in 1979
Lost through truss swing bridge over White River on US 167 at Batesville
Replaced by a new bridge

Bay Farm Island Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1953
Bascule bridge over San Leandro Bay on CA 61 in Alameda
Open to traffic

Bay St Louis Bridge (Hancock County, Mississippi)
Built 1953; Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Lost Bridge over Bay St Louis on US-90
Replaced by a new bridge

Bay St. Louis Rail Bridge (Harrison County, Mississippi)
Truss bridge over Bay of St Louis on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Bayou Black Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1945
Swing bridge over Bayou Black on Carroll Street in Gibson
Open to traffic

Bayou Des Allemands LA 631 Bridge (St. Charles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1935
Swing bridge over Bayou Des Allemands on LA 631 (old US 90) in Des Allemands
Open to traffic

Bayou Grand Caillou Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1960
Swing bridge over Bayou Grand Caillou on a Bobtown Bridge Rd
Open to traffic

Bayou La Batre Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1984
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou La Batre on AL 188 in Grand Bay
Open to traffic

Bayou LaCarpe LA 661 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou LaCarpe on LA 661 in Houma
Open to traffic

Bayou Little Caillou LA 24 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1941
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Little Caillou on LA 24 in Houma
Open to traffic

Bayou Little Caillou LA 58 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1965
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Little Caillou on LA 58 in Chauvin
Open to traffic

Bayou Pierre Pass Bridge (Assumption Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1988
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Pierre Pass on Local Road in Pierre Part
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1930
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LSU Bridge Road
Closed to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 3156 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1943
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 3156 in New Iberia
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 323 Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1941
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 323
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 324 Bridge (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1945
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 324 in Charenton
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 3361 Bridge (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 3361 in Breaux Bridge
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 350 Bridge (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1950
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 350
Open to traffic

Bayou Teche LA 671 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1944
Swing bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 671 in Jeanerette
Open to traffic

Bayou Terrebonne LA 58 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1963
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Terrebonne on LA 58 in Montegut
Open to traffic

Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1938
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 14 at Abbeville
Open to traffic

Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bypass Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 14 Bypass at Abbeville
Open to traffic

Bayou Vermilion LA 182 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1981
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 182 (Pinhook Rd) in Lafayette
Open to traffic

Bayou Vermilion LA 733 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 733 in Lafayette
Open to traffic

Bayou Vermilion LA 82 Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 82
Open to traffic

Bayville Bridge (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1931 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Bascule bridge over Mill Neck Creek on West Shore Road at Bayville
Open to traffic

Beach Road Bridge (Dukes County, Massachusetts)
Built 1935
Bascule bridge over Lagoon Pond on Beach Road in Oak Bluffs
Open to traffic

Beardstown Railroad Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)
Through truss vertical-lift bridge over Illinois River on BNSF Railway (formerly CB&Q, then BN) in Beardstown
Open to traffic

Beaufort Channel Bridge (Carteret County, North Carolina)
Built 1957
Bascule bridge over Beaufort Channel on US 70 in Beaufort
Open to traffic

Beckett Bridge (Pinellas County, Florida)
Built 1924. Rebuilt with concrete in 1956 and repaired in 1979, 1998, and 2011
Bascule bridge over Whitcomb Bayou on North Spring Blvd. in Tarpon Springs
Open to traffic

Beesley's Point Bridge (Cape May County, New Jersey)
Built 1928 for the Ocean City Automobile Club, carried the garden state parkway until its bridge was completed in 1955.
Closed bascule bridge over Great Egg Harbor Bay on US 9
Closed to all traffic, Awaiting demolition

Bellamy River Bridge (Strafford County, New Hampshire)
Built 1935
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bellamy River on Us 4
Demolished and replaced.

Belle River LA 70 Bridge (Assumption Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1958
Swing bridge over Belle River on LA 70
Open to traffic

Belleville Turnpike Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1914 by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bascule bridge over Passaic River on NJ 7 in Belleville/North Arlington/Kearny
No longer exists

Ben Sawyer Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1945; Rebuilt on existing piers 2009-2010
Modern swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on SC 703 in Charleston
Bridge rebuilt on existing piers.

Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge (Prince George County, Virginia)
Built 1967
Vertical lift bridge over James River on VA 156
Open to traffic

Benzel Railroad Bridge (Desha County, Arkansas)
Built 1903
Vertical lift through truss bridge over White River on Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Berkley Bridge (Norfolk, Virginia)
Built 1952; rehabilitated 1991
Bascule bridge over East Branch Elizabeth River on Westbound I-264 in Norfolk
Open to traffic

Berkley-Dighton Bridge (Third) (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
Built 1896
Swing bridge over Taunton River on Elm Street in Berkley
Replaced by temporary bridge in 2010

Beverly Waterford Bridge (old) (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1890
Lost Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Rte 339
Replaced by new bridge

Bigelow Bridge (Perry County, Arkansas)
Built 1909 by the Southwestern Bridge & Iron Co. of Fort Worth, TX
Abandoned swing through truss bridge over Fourche La Fave River on former Spur AR 113 just southwest of Bigelow
Abandoned, with deck and two panels missing

Black River Railroad Bridge (Independence County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing bridge over Black River on railroad
Open to traffic