Scherzer-type rolling lift

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Black River Railroad Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1929
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Black River on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF 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

Cermak Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1997
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Cermak Road in Chicago
Open to traffic

CSX Cape Fear River Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1971
Warren through truss bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Eureka Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1939; ruthlessly wiped out 2013
Lost Scherzer-type rolling lift bascule bridge (with overhead counterweight) over Fox River on CTH K in Town of Rushford
Replaced by a new bridge

Kewaunee WI Bascule Bridge (Kewaunee County, Wisconsin)
Original drawbridge 1891, Bascule bridge 1929, replaced by fixed span 1985
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kewaunee River on Sth 29/42-Milwauke
Replaced by new bridge

MWSER Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 for Metropolitan-West Side Elevated Railroad, removed c1958
Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on West Side Elevated Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Old Loomis Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1904 to replace earlier swing bridge; replaced 1970
Lost Scherzer rolling lift bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Loomis Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Randolph Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1903; replaced 1984
Lost Scherzer rolling lift bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Randolph Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old State Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1903; removed 1941, replacement bridge completed 1947
Lost Deck truss bridge over Chicago River on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Van Buren Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1895 to replace a swing bridge dating to 1872; replaced by current bridge in 1956
Lost Pony truss bridge over Chicago River on Van Buren Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Seddon Island Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1908 by Phoenix Bridge Company
Lost Warren through truss bridge on the former Seaboard Air Line Railway, later used as a private road in Tampa, dismantled May 1984
Replaced by a new bridge

Taylor Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1900; first Scherzer rolling lift bridge in Chicago; removed 1929
Lost Deck truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Taylor Street
Removed but not replaced

WCLR 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

Wolf River Bascule Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1975
Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Wolf River on WI 116 (Main Street) in Winneconne
Open to traffic

Wrightstown Fox River Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977; Scheduled for replacement 2014
Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on Ferry Street (WI 96) in Wrightstown
Open to traffic although no longer functional as a draw bridge