Scherzer-type rolling lift
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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 CSRBridge 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 BeachClosed to traffic due to the railroad being suspended by the FRA in 2011
B.N.S.F. - Cowlitz River Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1908 in Long Beach, CA, Moved to Longview 1934Scherzer rolling lift bridge over Cowlitz River on B.N.S.F. Railroad in LongviewOpen to traffic
Black River Railroad Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1929Pony/through plate girder bridge over Black River on Canadian National RailroadOpen to traffic
Cermak Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1997Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road in ChicagoOpen to traffic
Eureka Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1939Scherzer-type rolling lift bascule bridge (with overhead counterweight) over Fox River on CTH K in Town of RushfordOpen to traffic
Hilton Railroad Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1971Warren through truss bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River on CSX RailroadOpen to traffic
Kewaunee WI Bascule Bridge (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Original drawbridge 1891, Bascule bridge 1929, replaced by fixed span 1985Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kewaunee River on Sth 29/42-MilwaukeReplaced by new bridge
MWSER Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed c1958Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on West Side Elevated RailroadRemoved but not replaced
Old Van Buren Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 to replace a swing bridge dating to 1872; replaced by current bridge in 1956Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on Van Buren StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Seddon Island Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1908 by Phoenix Bridge CompanyLost Warren through truss bridge on the former Seaboard Air Line Railway, later used as a private road in Tampa, dismantled May 1984Replaced by a new bridge
Wolf River Bascule Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1975Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Wolf River on WI 116 (Main Street) in WinneconneOpen to traffic
Wrightstown Fox River Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977; Scheduled for replacement 2014Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on Ferry Street (WI 96) in WrightstownOpen to traffic although no longer functional as a draw bridge