Scherzer-type rolling lift

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17th Street Bridge (New) (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Built in 2013
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over East Twin River on 17th Street
Open to traffic

Andrew P. McArdle Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1954; rehabilitated 2002
Bascule bridge over Chelsea River on Meridian Street in Boston
Open to traffic

Arcelor Mittal - Indiana Harbor Canal Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built 2008 by Arcelor Mittal to connect two steel plants
Pony plate girder bascule rail bridge over Indiana Harbor Canal
Open to traffic

Arrowhead Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Lost deck truss bascule bridge over St Louis Bay on US Highway 2
Demolished

Bayou Chico Drawbridge (Old) (Escambia County, Florida)
Built 1909; Replaced 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Chico Bayou on Barrancas Avenue
No longer exists replaced

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

BMH - Gallants Channel Bridge (Carteret County, North Carolina)
Built 1917
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Gallants Channel on Norfolk Southern RR
Removed but not replaced

BNSF - Cowlitz River Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built in 1926 as a swing span, Bascule Span was 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

Cass Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1985
Rolling-lift bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Westbound US 30 Lincoln Highway in Joliet
Open to traffic

Central Avenue Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1992
Bascule bridge over Broad Creek on Central Avenue in Laurel
Intact but closed to all traffic

Choptank River Drawbridge (1913) (Caroline County, Maryland)
Built in 1913; removed in 1980
Lost pony Plate girder bascule bridge over the Choptank River on Bridge St/MD 404 BUS
No longer exists

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

CN - Fox River Bascule Bridge (Winnebago County, Wisconsin)
Built 2013
Warren through truss bridge over Fox River on Canadian National Railroad
open for traffic

Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Memorial Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 2004
Concrete deck girder bridge over Genessee River on Pattonwood Drive
Open to traffic

CP - Black River Bridge (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 2004 while retaining most of the 1902 approach
Warren through truss bascule bridge over Black River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CRCX - Rahway River Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1921
Pony/through plate girder bascule bridge over Rahway River on Conrail Chemical Coast Branch
Open to traffic

CRCX - Woodbridge Creek Bridge (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Woodbridge Creek on Conrail Shared Assets Operations
Open to traffic

CSX - Ashley River Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1927
Deck girder bridge over Ashley River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Cape Fear River Bridge (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

CSX - Cooper River Bridge (Berkeley County, South Carolina)
Built 1978
Warren through truss bridge over Cooper River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

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

CSX - Lake Monroe Drawbridge (Seminole County, Florida)
Bascule truss bridge over Saint John's River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - Manatee River Lift Bridge (Manatee County, Florida)
Bascule plate girder bridge over Manatee River on CSX Railroad between Palmetto and Bradenton
Open to traffic

CSX - Miami River Drawbridge (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Built in 1926 for the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Bascule truss bridge over Tamiami Canal on CSX Railroad in Miami
Open to traffic

CSX - Ortega River Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1927
Deck plate girder bridge on CSX RR and Amtrak
Open to traffic

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

CSX - St Johns River Bridge (Putnam County, Florida)
Built 1962
Warren through truss bridge over St Johns River on CSX RR
Open to traffic

Davie Boulevard Bridge (Broward County, Florida)
Built 1960
Bascule bridge over South Fork of New River on Davie Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale
Open to traffic

DL&W - Upper Buffalo River Drawbridge (Erie County, New York)
built 1911
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Removed

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

Fort Street Bridge (2015) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built in 2015 replacing the older trunnion bascule
Modern bascule pony truss bridge over Rouge River on M-85 Fort Street
Open to traffic

Fremont Bridge (1874) (Waupaca County, Wisconsin)
Draw bridge built by Abel Neff of Oshkosh. This was a toll bridge that cost $.05 to use. It washed away in the great flood of 1888. Info from historical marker at http://www.wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com/2014/07/fremont-wisconsin-street-side.html
Lost Bridge over Wolf River
Replaced by a new bridge

Frisco - Bayou Chico Bridge (Escambia County, Florida)
Built 1918, Removed 1976
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chico Bayou on St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Nee Muscle Shoals Birmingham & Pensacola Railway)
Removed

Fulton Avenue Bridge (Old) (Westchester County, New York)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Hutchinson River on Fulton Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Gasparilla Sound Fishing Pier (Charlotte County, Florida)
Built 1911; Abandoned and drawbridge removed 1981; Converted 1983
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Gasparilla Sound on Seaboard System
Open to pedestrians only

Granite Avenue Bascule Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1959
Bascule bridge over Neponset River on Granite Avenue in Boston
Open to traffic

Hodges Ferry Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Built 1929; replaced 1983
Lost Deck girder bridge over Western Branch Elizabeth River on State Route 337 Portsmouth Boulevard
Replaced

Hunters Point Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1981
Bascule bridge over Dutch Kills Creek on Hunters Point Avenue in New York
Open to traffic

IC/CN - Manchac Pass Bridge (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1972
Through truss bridge over Manchac Pass on Illinois Central/ Canadian National RR
Open to traffic

Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1999
Deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Donald Ross Road
Open to traffic

Jackson Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1932 by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.
Bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Jackson Street in Joliet
Closed for repairs and technology upgrades

Jefferson Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1932-33 by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1941 and 2022
Through truss bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Eastbound US 30 in Joliet
Open to one-way eastbound traffic

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

LI - LEAD Drawbridge (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1911 in Florida; Relocated here 1988;
Warren through truss bridge over Reynolds Channel on Long Island Railroad Long Beach Branch
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Green Lake County, Wisconsin)
Built 1930
Pony plate girder bascule bridge over Fox River on West Main Street
No longer exists

MBTA - North Station Charles River Bridges (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1931, two bridges removed at a later date
Baltimore through truss bridge over Charles River on MBTA North Station Leads
Open to traffic

McAlpine Locks Bridge (N) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Deck plate girder bridge over Ohio River Louisville & Portland Canal on 27th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

McDonough Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1933 by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1987
Bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on McDonough Street (US 6/52) in Joliet
Open to traffic

Michigan Street Bridge (Door County, Wisconsin)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1979; rehabilitation complete January 03, 2011
Bascule through truss bridge over Sturgeon Bay on Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay
Open to traffic

Military Street Bascule Bridge (New) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1991
Deck girder bridge over Black River on Military Street (Business I-69 + I-94)
Open to traffic

Mispillion River Bridge (Kent County, Delaware)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1952
Bascule bridge over Mispillion River on Rehoboth Road
Open to traffic

Muscoda Bascule Bridge (Grant County, Wisconsin)
Built 1929
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wisconsin River on State Highway 80
Replaced by new bridge

NS - Great Ship Lock Canal Bridge (Richmond, Virginia)
Built by Southern Railway 1929, gears removed and bridge welded into place 1982
Bascule bridge over Great Ship Lock Canal on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Sandusky Bay Bridge (Erie County, Ohio)
Built 1944
Bridge over Sandusky Bay on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic

Ortega River Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1996
Bascule bridge over Ortega River on FL 211 in Jacksonville
Open to traffic

Pine River Bridge (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1975
Bridge over Pine River on South Riverside Avenue (M-29)
Open to traffic

Route 14 Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1928
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Broadkill River on Route 14 Lavinia Road
No longer exists

Sauk City Bridge (1923) (Sauk County, Wisconsin)
Built 1923; Replaced 1965
Pony plate girder bascule bridge over Wisconsin River on Wisconsin Highway 12 Bryant 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

SGLR - Caloosahatchee River Bridge (Lee County, Florida)
Built ca. 1903 as a swing bridge by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; main span replaced 1977 with a bascule draw
Bascule bridge over the Caloosahatchee River on the Seminole Gulf Railway in North Fort Myers
Open to traffic

Sidney Street Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1912
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Sidney Street
No longer exists

SP - Georgiana Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1929; Removed ca. 1980-1983
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Georgiana Slough on Southern Pacific RR
Removed but not replaced

TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1981 (According to a ASPA PDF which references "1981 Design Plans")
Warren through truss bridge over Three Mile Creek on Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks
Open to traffic

UP - INCWW Harvey Canal Lock Bridge (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
Deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway (Harvey Canal Lock) on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Veterans Memorial Bridge (Bay County, Michigan)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1993
Bascule bridge over Saginaw River on M-25 in Bay City
Open to traffic

Waccamaw River Bridge (Horry County, South Carolina)
Built 1958
Steel stringer bridge over Waccamaw River on Us 501 Byp
Replaced by a new bridge

WCLR - Intracoastal 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 Intracoastal 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
Replaced by a new bridge

Wrightstown Fox River Bridge (Brown County, Wisconsin)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977; Demolished 2015
Twin-leaf bascule bridge over Fox River on Ferry Street (WI 96) in Wrightstown
Replaced by a new bridge

Wrightsville Beach Bridge (Old) (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built 1931,1935, replaced 1958
Lost Deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Higway 76/ 74 with RR
No longer exists