Strauss Heel Trunnion Bascule

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Amtrak - Groton Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1919 by the American Bridge Co. as a bascule bridge; draw span replaced by vertical lift in 2008
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Thames River on Northeast Corridor (Amtrak)
Open to traffic

B&O - Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912- 1914, Destroyed 1988 leaving but a counterweight
Lost Baltimore through bridge over Calumet River on B&O Railroad
Destroyed by collision

B&OCT - South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1930
Abandoned warren through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

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

BNSF - Duwamish River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1928
Single leaf bascule bridge over Duwamish River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Salmon Bay Bridge No. 4 (King County, Washington)
Built 1913
Warren through truss bridge over Salmon Bay on BNSF Railroad
Open to RR traffic; carries 30-40 passenger and freight trains per day.

CCC&StL - Cuyahoga River Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1920 ; Removed 1988
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Cleveland Columbus Cincinnatti & St Louis Railroad
No longer exists

Chelsea Street Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1936, Rehabilitated in 1983.
Bascule bridge over Chelsea River on Chelsea Street in Boston
Replaced by a new bridge

China Basin Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1932
Pratt truss variant Bascule bridge over China Basin on Third Street in San Francisco
Open to traffic

CSX - Altamaha River Bridge (Wayne County, Georgia)
Built 1914
Warren through truss bridge over Altamaha River on Csx Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Buffalo River Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built in 1913
Warren through truss bridge over Buffalo River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - CP Draw (Erie County, New York)
Built 1915
Bridge over Buffalo River on Csx Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Erie Canal Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1918
Baltimore through truss bridge over the Barge Canal (Erie Canal) between Tonawanda and North Tonawanda
Open to traffic

CSX - Inner Harbor Navigation Canal 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

CWI - Calumet River Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912 ; Replaced in 1968
Lost Bridge over Calumet River on Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

DL&W - Hackensack River Bridge (Never Built) (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Warren through truss bridge over Hackensack River on Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR
Never built

DL&W - Lower Buffalo River Drawbridge (Erie County, New York)
Built in 1913
Lost Warren through truss bascule bridge over Buffalo Creek on Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Removed

Erie - Heel Trunnion Bascule Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1911; Removed 1985
Lost bridge over Cuyahoga River on Former Erie RR line (2 tracks)
It was removed in 1985

Erie - NX 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

FEC - St. Johns River Bridge (Jacksonville) (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

Florida Avenue Bridge (Old) (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation; replaced 2005
Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on former Florida Avenue in New Orleans
Replaced by new bridge

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

Henry Ford Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1923-24; Replaced 1996
Bridge over Cerritos Channel on Los Angles Harbor Belt Railway
Demolished and replaced.

IC - Galena River Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built 1914
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Galena River on Illinois Central Railroad
Collapsed

Islais Creek Bridge (Old) (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1915 ; replaced in 1945
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Islais Creek on Third Street/Kentucky Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Isleton Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1953
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA 160
Open to traffic

NH - Cape Cod Canal Bridge (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910; Replaced 1935
Lost Bridge over Cape Cod Canal on New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NJT - HX Draw (Bergen County, New Jersey)
Built 1911
Warren through truss bascule bridge over Hackensack River on Railroad (NJ Transit Bergen County Line)
Open to traffic

NP - Duwamish River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1911; Repaired and energy translated from the span to the counterweight in late 1920's
Bridge over Duwamish River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic Repaired in the late 1920's by taking the operating struts from the counterweight bridge tower and placed on the bascule truss the operating machinery was removed from the span,and built into the counterweight bridge tower

NP - Lake Washington Canal Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1914 ; removed in 1976
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Lake Washington Canal on Northern Pacific Railroad
No longer exists

NS - JM Drawbridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built in 1911 This bascule bridge was also built by the New York Central Line Railroad
Bridge over Ashtabula River on Norfolk Southern and CSX Railroad
Still operatable in service

NS - Port Clinton Bridge (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1915
Baltimore through truss bridge over Portage River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Rouge River Bridge (S) (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1923
Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Seabrook Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1920
Warren through truss bridge over Industrial Canal
Open to traffic

Old Dix Road Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1913, Replaced 1927
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Rouge River on Dix Road
Replaced by a new bridge

PAL - Green River Bridge (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky)
Replaced a 1870's Swing Bridge, Built 1931 for the Paducah & Louisville Railway by the Virginia Bridge Company.
Through truss bridge over Green River on Paducah & Louisville Railway
Open to traffic

Pleasure Pier Bridge (Older) (Jefferson County, Texas)
Built 1913. Struck out of alignment in 1916 by the Itlaian steamship Splendor and rebuilt; Replaced 1931
Warren through truss bridge over Sabine Neches Canal on Pleasure Pier Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

PPU - Illinois River Bridge (Old) (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1911; Replaced 1983 -1985
Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Rio Vista Bascule Bridge (Solano County, California)
Built 1919; replaced 1960
Lost Warren through truss bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA-12
Replaced by a new bridge

Sacramento River Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1952
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA 160
Open to traffic

Sault Ste. Marie International Rail Bridge (Chippewa County, Michigan)
Built 1887; Swing span added 1895; Bascule spans added 1913; Vertical lift added 1960.
Camelback through truss bridge over St Mary's River / Soo Locks on a railroad crossing connecting to Canadian rail system
Open to traffic

SCL - Hilton Drawbridge (Old) (New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Built in 1914 ; replaced 1971
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

South Front Street Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1974; mostly destroyed by flash flooding 2018
Lost single-leaf truss bascule bridge over Elizabeth River on South Front Street in Elizabeth
Bascule span and truss superstructure destroyed by flash flooding on April 16, 2018. Some substructure elements reportedly remain damaged but intact

SP/PE - West Basin Bascule Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1912; Removed 1955
Lost Warren baltimore through truss bascule bridge over West Basin/Turning Basin on Pacific Electric Railway/Southern Pacific Railroad
Removed

Spencer Island Bridge (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1914, moved here in 1993
Warren through truss bridge over Union Slough on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

St. Charles Air Line Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1919, original length was 260 ft. -- later shortened to 220 ft. in 1930
Railroad Baltimore trough truss bascule bridge over the Chicago River near downtown Chicago
Open to traffic

St. Claude Avenue Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation as a combination rail/highway bridge; later converted to an all highway bridge
Bascule through truss bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on St. Claude Avenue (LA Hwy 46)
Open to traffic

Steamboat Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953
Bascule bridge over Steamboat Slough on CA 160
Open to traffic

UP - Bayou Plaquemine Railroad Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss Railroad bridge over Bayou Plaquimine
Open to traffic

UP - Deering Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916
Warren Through Truss Bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Walnut Grove Crossing Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
1950
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on Walnut Grove Crossing in Walnut Grove
Open to traffic

West Ferry Street Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1913
Bascule bridge over Black Rock Canal on West Ferry Street in Buffalo
Open to traffic

Wishkah River Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 2003
Bascule bridge over Wishkah River on US 12 in Aberdeen
Open to traffic