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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.

Core Creek Bridge (Carteret County, North Carolina)
Built 1935
Lost Swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on NC 101
Lost

Cortland Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901-02
Double-leaf bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River on W. Cortland Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Cote Blanche Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1956
Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on Local road
Open to traffic

Cotter Railroad Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Through truss swing railroad bridge over White River on the M&NA Railroad at Cotter
Open to railroad traffic

Cow Bayou Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Built 1941
Swing bridge over Cow Bayou on Eastbound TX 73 in Bridge City
Open to traffic

CP Black River Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Original crossing built 1876, bascule span added 2004
Through truss bridge over Black River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Craig Memorial Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1956; I-280 rerouted to new adjacent high level bridge in 2007
Bascule bridge over Maumee River on State Route 65 (formerly I-280) in Toledo
Open to traffic

Crescent Rail Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic

Crest Hill Rail Lift Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River/BNSF RR on EJ&E RR in Crest Hill
Open to traffic

CSX Back Bay of Biloxi Bridge (Jackson County, Mississippi)
Swing truss bridge over Back Bay of Biloxi
Open to traffic

CSX Chef Menteur Pass Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss swing bridge over Chef Menteur Pass
Open to traffic

CSX Coosa River Bridge (Etowah County, Alabama)
Built 1909 by the American Bridge Co.
Parker through truss bridge over Coosa River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX Cumberland Swing Bridge (Davidson County, Tennessee)
Built 1916 by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works to handle N.C. & St. L's Louisville to Birmingham line (bypass bridge 7 miles upriver)
Camelback through truss bridge over Cumberland River on CSX Railroad in downtown Nashville
Open to traffic

CSX Pascagoula River Bridge (Jackson County, Mississippi)
Bascule bridge over Pascagoula River in Pascagoula
Open to traffic

CSX Railroad Muskingum River Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Railroad in Zanesville
Limited Rail Traffic

CSX Railroad Spur I&M Canal Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Original canal bridge possibly pre-1900
Old Railroad Swing bridge over I&M Canal on CSX RR Industial Spur
Seldom Used

CSX St Joseph River Bridge (Berrien County, Michigan)
Built 1904 for the Pere Marquette Railroad
Through truss bridge over St Joseph River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Curtiss Parkway Bridge (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Built 1941
Warren pony truss swing bridge over Miami Canal on Curtiss Parkway in Miami Springs
Open to traffic

Daggett Road Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over San Joaquin River (Burns Cutoff) on Dagget Road (Port Stockton Expressway)
Abandoned

Dan Patch Bridge (Scott County, Minnesota)
Built 1908 to carry dual tracks, but one track later converted to highway use, highway discontinued in the 1980's
Pratt through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

Danziger Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1988-89
Vertical lift bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on US 90 in New Orleans
Open to traffic

Dardanelle Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, replacing a pontoon bridge first built 1891. Replaced by a new bridge in 1971.
Lost through truss bridge over Arkansas River on AR 7 at Dardanelle
Replaced with a modern bridge

De Valls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1924; new approaches added 1931; repaired in 1972 and 1988; replaced 2002
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over White River on US 70 at De Valls Bluff
Replaced by a new bridge

Dearborn Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1963
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Dearborn Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Delcambre Canal Railroad Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1910 by the American Bridge Co.
Draw bridge over Delcambre Canal on the Louisiana & Delta Railroad
Open to traffic

DeValls Bluff Railroad Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built circa 1870; Abandoned 1982
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over White River near DeValls Bluff
Abandoned

Dinky Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Deck plate girder bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on NJT
Open to traffic

DM&E Mississippi River Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Built 1981
Vertical Lift Bridge with a Warren through truss bridge span over Mississippi River/1st Street on Railroad
Open to rail traffic

Dover Bridge (Talbot County, Maryland)
Built 1932
Warren truss swing bridge over Choptank River on MD 331
Open to traffic

Drew Bridge (Lafayette County, Florida)
Named after sons of George F. Drew (gov. of FL 1877-81); purchased in Brazil by Drews in 1899 & floated by barge to present location. Not in use since 1920.
Bridge over Suwannee River on Suwannee & San Pedro Railroad (1902-1905)
Closed to all traffic

Dubuque Rail Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Most spans and piers built 1900, with the swing span being built 1892, approach spans being rebuilt 2012/2013 with heavier chords
Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in Dubuque
Open to railroad traffic

Dulac Pontoon Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1958
Swing bridge over Houma Navigation Canal on Falgout Canal Rd in Dulac
Open to traffic

Dumbarton Railroad Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1910, last used 1982.
Abandoned baltimore through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on Caltrain
Abandoned

Duplantis Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1973
Vertical lift bridge over Petit Caillou Bayou on Klondyke Road
Open to traffic

E. Round Bunch Road Bridge (Orange County, Texas)
Built 1960
Swing bridge over Cow Bayou on E. Round Bunch Road in Bridge City
Open to traffic

East Haddam Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1999
Swing through truss bridge over Connecticut River on CT 82 in East Haddam
Open to traffic

East Pearl River US 90 Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1933 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co.
Swing bridge over East Pearl River on US 90
Open to traffic

East Twin River Bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built 1949
Former Bascule bridge over East Twin River on 22nd Street in Two Rivers
Open to traffic

Ebey Slough Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1925; replaced with fixed UCEB 2012
Lost swing bridge over Ebey Slough on WA 529
Replaced by a new bridge

Ebey Slough Railroad Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Swing bridge over Ebey Slough on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

Eel Pond Bridge (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
Built 1940
Bascule bridge over Eel Pond on Water Street in Falmouth
Open to traffic

Eight Mile Road Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1989
Swing bridge over Bishop Cut on Eight Mile Road
Open to traffic

Eight Mile Road Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1975
Swing bridge over White Slu (Honker Canal) on Eight Mile Road
Open to traffic

EJ&E Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1974
Warren through truss bridge over Calumet River on Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry (now CNRR)
Open

EJ&E Railroad Illinois River Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)
4 span through truss Vertical lift bridge
Warren through truss bridge with center lift span over Illinois River on EJ&E RR
Open, original 1895 bridge replaced in 2011

Erie Avenue Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1988
Bascule bridge over Black River on US 6 in Lorain
Open to traffic

Erie Canal Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1988
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on NY 250 in Fairport
Open to traffic

Erie Canal Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on NY 259 in Spencerport
Open to traffic

Erie Passiac River Bascule Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1922, taken out of service 1977
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Passaic River on Erie Railroad (abandoned)
Closed to all traffic

Estherwood Bridge (Acadia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1975
Pontoon bridge over Bayou Plaquemine Brule on LA 91 at Estherwood
Open to traffic

Eureka Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1939
Scherzer-type rolling lift bascule bridge (with overhead counterweight) over Fox River on CTH K in Town of Rushford
Open to traffic

Eureka Slough Railroad Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Eureka Slough on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic

Ewing Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1992
Bascule bridge over Calumet River on Ewing Avenue (US 41) in Chicago
Open to traffic

Exchange Street Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 2001
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Exchange Street in Lockport
Open to traffic

Fairview Lift Bridge (McKenzie County, North Dakota)
Built 1913 for Great Northern RR; was only lifted once, upon completion in 1913; carried both rail and vehicular traffic until 1956; rail traffic ceased in 1986; listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Parker through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Trail
Open to pedestrians

Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1867-70 for the Louisville & Nashville and the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad; reconstructed in 1919
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic

FEC Loxahatchie River Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Bridge over Loxahatchie River on Florida East Coast Railway
Open to traffic

FEC St. Johns River Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1925, replaced a single-track swing bridge originally built in 1890
Through truss bridge w/Strauss Trunnion bascule lift span over St. Johns River in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

FEC St. Lucie River Bridge (Martin County, Florida)
Deck plate girder bridge over St. Lucie River on Florida East Coast Railway
Open to traffic

First Arkansas River Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built in 1886 by Union Bridge Company the bridge was reconstructed in 1913-14 with heavier trusses.
Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Frisco Railroad in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge

First Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania.
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge

First Carver Railroad Bridge (Carver County, Minnesota)
Built 1871 for the M&STL
Lost Through truss bridge over Minnesota River on Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

First Cincinnati Southern Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1869-1877; superstructure replaced by current bridge in 1922
Lost through truss swing bridge over Ohio River on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at Cincinnati
Superstructure replaced

First Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1920s
Lost Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

First Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1869 under the direction of Octave Chanute; damaged by tornado in 1887, replaced 1917 by the Second Hannibal Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad in Kansas City
No longer exists

First Jefferson City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Opened Oct. 15, 1896; demolished 1955
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River at Jefferson City
Replaced by the current US 54 bridge, but vestiges of south approach remain at end of Bolivar Street

First Valley City Rail Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Wabash Railroad in Valley City
Replaced by new bridge just down stream from the original.

First Vincennes Highway Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Replaced by the Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street
Replaced by new bridge

Flint River Swing Bridge (Decatur County, Georgia)
Built 1932
Warren truss swing bridge over Flint River on CSX Transportation in Bainbridge
Open to traffic

Florence Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1981 Closed June 28 2012 due to issuses with towers.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100/IL 106 (Old US 36) in Florence
Bridge Reopened April 22 2013

Florida Avenue Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 2005 by the American Bridge Co.
Bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on Florida Avenue
Open to both rail and vehicular traffic

Fore River Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1954
Lost deck truss bascule bridge over Fore River on MA 3A
Replaced by a new bridge

Former swing railroad bridge (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Through truss bridge over Manitowoc River on Fox Valley and Western
Open to traffic

Fort Denaud Way Bridge (Hendry County, Florida)
Built 1963
Swing pony truss bridge over Caloosahatchee River on Fort Denaud Way
Open to traffic

Fort Madison Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1927
Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort Madison
Open to traffic

Fort Smith Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Originally built by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, now used by the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad between Fort Smith and Van Buren in Van Buren
Open to railroad traffic

Fort Smith-Van Buren Free Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1912; Refurbished 1956; Replaced 1969
Lost through truss vertical-lift bridge over Arkansas River on Midland Boulevard (US 71) in Fort Smith
Replaced by new bridge as part of the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.

Fourth Street Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1916
Warren truss Bascule bridge over China Basin on Fourth Street in San Francisco
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1973
Bascule bridge over Fox River on US 45 (S. Main Street) in Oshkosh
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1982
Bascule bridge over Fox River on WI 21 (Congress Street) in Oshkosh
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1939; Replaced October 11, 2008
Lost twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on WI 44 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Oshkosh
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Mason Street Bridge) (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1973
Bascule bridge over Fox River on Mason Street (WI 54) in Green Bay
Open to traffic

Fox River Bridge (Walnut Street Bridge) (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1986
Twin leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on Walnut Street (WI 29) in Green Bay
Open to traffic

Fox River Canal Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1954
Bascule bridge over Fox River Canal on Lawe Street in Appleton
Open to traffic

Franklin Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2002
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on Franklin Street in Chicago
Open to traffic

Franklin Street Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1932 by the Roberts Supply Co.; rehabilitated 1984 and 1998
Bascule bridge over Trail Creek on Franklin Street in Washington Park
Open to traffic

Franklin Street Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1913, replaced by the Bob Michael Bridge in 1993
Lost Bascule and through truss bridge over Illinois River on Franklin Street in Peoria
Replaced by new bridge

Freeport Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1955
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River in Sacramento
Open to traffic

Fruitvale Avenue Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1974
Bascule bridge over Oakland Estuary on Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland
Open to traffic

Fulton Street Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1963; rehabilitated 1980, replaced 1994
Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US167
Replaced by new bridge

Galliano Pontoon Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1956; rehabilitated 2009
Bascule bridge over Bayou Lafourche at Galliano
Open to traffic

Garland City Railroad Bridge (Miller County, Arkansas)
Built 1926 Virginia Bridge & Iron Company
Through truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific Railroad in Garland City
Open to traffic

Gasconade Railroad Bridge (Gasconade County, Missouri)
Lost swing bridge over Gasconade River on the Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Georgiana Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1962
Bridge over Georgiana Slough on Isleton Road
Open to traffic

Gianella Bridge (Butte County, California)
Replaced 1987
Lost swing bridge over Sacramento River on State Route 32
Replaced by new bridge

Gillis Long Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985
Vertical lift bridge over Red River on US 165B in Pineville


Glen Island Bridge (Westchester County, New York)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1994
Bascule bridge over New Rochelle Harbor on Glen Island Approach in New Rochelle
Open to traffic

Glimmer Glass Bridge (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Built ca. 1898; rehabilitated 1957
Bascule bridge over Glimmer Glass on Brielle Road in Manasquan
Open to traffic

Golden Meadow Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Golden Meadow
Open to traffic

Goose Creek Bridge (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1999
Bascule bridge over Goose Creek on Wantagh State Parkway
Open to traffic

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