Strauss Heel Trunnion Bascule

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B.N.S.F. - Duwamish River Bridge (King County, Washington)
Single leaf bascule bridge over Duwamish River on BNSF Railroad
Closed to all traffic

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

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

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

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

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

Kinzie Street C&NW Railway Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1908; Abandoned ca. 2001; Declared Chicago Landmark 2007
Warren through truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Union Pacific Railroad (Formerly C&NW)
Closed to all traffic

Plaquemine Railroad Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss bridge over Bayou Plaquimine on LA1
Open to traffic

Rockport Bascule Railroad Bridge (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky)
Replaced a 1870's Swing Bridge, Built 1931 for thePaducah & Louisville Railway by the Virginia Bridge Company.
Through truss bridge over Green River on Paducah & Louisville Railway
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