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GFRR Altamaha River Bridge (Jeff Davis County, Georgia)
Built 1909 by the American Bridge Co. abandoned
Abandoned warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Altamaha River on Georgia & Florida Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Gillis Long Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985
Vertical lift bridge over Red River on US 165B in Pineville


Golden Meadow Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Golden Meadow
Open to traffic

Green Island Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1884, lift span added in 1924-25, other span converted for automobile traffic in 1963, lost to scour caused by flooding in 1977
Lost Through truss bridge over Hudson River on Railroad/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

GRNW Clearwater River Bridge (Nez Perce County, Idaho)
Pratt through truss bridge over Clearwater River & Dike Bypass on Railroad
Open

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

GWWR Illinois River Bridge (Greene County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR and Chicago & Alton) Railroad
Open to traffic

Hackensack River Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Built 1954; rehabilitated 2003
Vertical lift bridge over Hackensack River on Truck US 1/US 9 in Jersey City
Open to traffic

Halsted Street Lift Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1894
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Halsted Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Harry S. Truman Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened July 1, 1945
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroadand Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Hathaway Bridge (Bay County, Florida)
replaced by the 1960 St. Andrews Bay Bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over St. Andrews Bay on US 98
Replaced by new bridge

Hawthorne Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1910; Rehabilitated 1944, Rehabilitated & Painted in 1999
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland
Open to traffic

Hennepin Canal Lock 21 lift Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1976
Vertical lift bridge over Hennepin Canal on Park Access Road
Open to traffic

Hennepin Canal Lock 22 lift Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Canal opened 1907
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal on CR-310 East (Abandoned Alignment)
Open to pedestrians

Hennepin Canal Lock 26 Lift Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)
Vertical lift bridge over Hennepin Canal on Hennepin Canal Trail 3 mi E of Colona
Open to pedestrians

Highland Avenue Milwaukee River Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2000
Bridge over Milwaukee River on Pedestrian Walkway in Milwaukee
Open to pedestrians

Hillsborough River Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Built 1939
Vertical lift bridge over Hillsborough River on Eastbound US 92 in Tampa
Open to traffic

Hood River - White Salmon Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)
Built 1924, 1938 Lift span added and bridge raised as a result of the construction of Bonneville Dam.
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River in Hood River
Open to traffic

Hook Square Bridge (Miami-Dade County, Florida)
Built 1930
Vertical lift Parker through truss bridge over Miami Canal on Hook Square in Miami Springs
Open to traffic

Houghton-Hancock Bridge (Houghton County, Michigan)
Built 1960 by the American Bridge Division of the U.S. Steel Co.
Vertical lift bridge over Portage Lake on US 41 between Houghton and Hancock
Open to traffic

Houma Railroad Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built in 1982 to replace an earlier swing bridge. Abandoned in 1991 and moved to Freeport, TX in 2010
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Union Pacific Railroad
Moved to Freeport, Texas, in late 2010

Hulberton Road Bridge (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1913
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Hulberton Road
Open to traffic

Humble Canal LA-55 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1998
Vertical lift bridge over Humble Canal on LA-55
Open to traffic

I-5 - Interstate Bridge (Northbound) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1917, Main span modification 1958
Vertical lift bridge over the Columbia River on northbound I-5 between Vancouver and Portland in Portland
Open to traffic

I-5 - Interstate Bridge (Southbound) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1958
Parker through truss bridge over Columbia River on Southbound I-5
Open to traffic

Ingersoll Street Bridge (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1911
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Ingersoll Street in Albion
Open to traffic

Inner Harbor Railroad Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Oakland Inner Harbor on former Southern Pacific Railroad in Oakland


International Rail Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie (Chippewa County, Michigan)
Through truss bridge over St Mary's River / Soo Locks on a railroad crossing connecting to Canadian rail system
Open to traffic

Intracoastal Waterway LA 27 Bridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1977
Vertical lift bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on LA 27
Open to traffic

James River Bridge (Isle of Wight County, Virginia)
Built 1980
Vertical lift bridge over James River on US 17 in Newport News
Open to traffic

Joe Page Bridge (Calhoun County, Illinois)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1983 & again in 2004
Vertical-lift bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100 at Hardin
Open to two-lane traffic

Joliet Railroad Lift Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1932 by the American Bridge Company
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River on CSX
Open to rail traffic

Jordan Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Built 1928 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; Closed 2008; Removed 2010
Lost vertical lift bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on VA 337 in Portsmouth
Bridge has been removed

Judge Perez Bridge (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on LA 23 in Belle Chasse
Open to traffic

Junction Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1884
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the former Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
Rehabilitation complete open to pedestrians as of 05-17-08

KCS Neches River Lift Bridge (Jefferson County, Texas)
Constructed in 1941, it was operated on-site until 2004 until its operation was remotely relocated to Kansas City.
Bridge over Neches River on KCS Railroad
Open to traffic

Kentucky Lake Railroad Bridge (Humphreys County, Tennessee)
CSX railroad bridge over Kentucky Lake adjacent to Hwy 70 bridge in Johnsonville


Knowlesville Road Bridge (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1910
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Main Street
Open to traffic

LA 24 Company Canal Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951
Vertical Lift Bridge over Company Canal on LA 24 in Bourg
Open to traffic

Lake City Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana. Replaced by a four-lane bridge in 1998.
Abandoned vertical-lift bridge over St. Francis River on AR 18 at Lake City
Bridge demolished except for the main lift span, which has been relocated slightly and preserved

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912-1915; currently out of use, stored in partially raised position
Abandoned warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Calumet River on former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry (later New York Central RR)
Abandoned

Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Cold Water River on Levee Road
Open to traffic

LDRR Delcambre Canal Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1910 by the American Bridge Co.
Draw bridge over Delcambre Canal on the Louisiana & Delta Railroad
Open to traffic

Le Pont D'or Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1993
Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 649
Open to traffic

Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1970; Replaced by new bridge in 2010
Lost vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Replaced by new bridge

LIRC Falls of the Ohio Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1867-70 for the Louisville & Nashville and the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad; reconstructed in 1919
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic

Lockport Company Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Company Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic

M&B Naheola Bridge (Choctaw County, Alabama)
Built 1934 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.; Road surface removed and bridge closed to automobiles in 2000, Open to railroad traffic
Vertical lift bridge over Tombigbee River
Open to rail traffic

M&StL Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
Abandoned

Main Street Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1941 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over St. Johns River on US 1 (Main Street) in Jacksonville
Open to four-lane traffic

Mantua Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1935
Vertical lift bridge over Mantua Creek on NJ 44 in Paulsboro
Open to traffic

Mare Island Bridge (Solano County, California)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1980
Bridge over Napa River on G Street
Open to traffic

Marine Parkway Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 2001
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Rockaway Inlet on Marine Parkway in New York
Open to traffic

McKinley Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2004
Bridge over Milwaukee River on W Mckinley Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Melville Railroad Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Union Pacific Railroad at Melville
Open to traffic

Memorial Bridge (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built 1923, rehabilitated 1982, closed to vehicle traffic in 2011
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in Portsmouth
Demolished.

Meridian Bridge (Yankton County, South Dakota)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953; bypassed by Discovery Bridge in 2008
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 81 at Yankton
Closed to traffic

Michigan Avenue Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1960, rehabilitated in 1970s and 1996
Vertical lift bridge over Buffalo River on Michigan Avenue in Buffalo
Open to traffic

Michigan Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1978
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Michigan Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Middleport Bridge (Niagara County, New York)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1974
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on NY 271 in Middleport
Open to traffic

Missouri Pacific Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Vertical Lift Warren truss bridge over Red River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

MKT Missouri River Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued

Morley Railroad Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Murray Morgan Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Opened Feb. 15, 1913; rehabilitated 1957; closed 2007; rehabilitated 2012-3
Vertical lift bridge over Foss Waterway on E. 11th Street in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Napa River Bridge (Napa County, California)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1977, replaced 2005
Vertical lift bridge over Napa River on CA 121 in Napa
Replaced by new "Maxwell Bridge", 2005

Navigation Blvd. Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1994
Vertical lift bridge over CC Ship Channel on Navigation Blvd. in Corpus Christi
Closed to all traffic

New Youngs Bay Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Youngs Bay on US 101 in Astoria
Open to traffic

Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1948; damaged in ship collision 1966; railroad abandoned 1976; lift spans demolished 1980, approach spans demolished 1988
Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Removed

Ninth Street Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Vertical lift bridge over Gowanus Canal on Ninth Street in New York
Open to traffic

NJT Lower Hack Lift Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Built 1928
Three-track through truss bridge over Hackensack River on NJT RR (formerly DL&W RR)
Open to traffic

NJT Upper Hackensack Lift Bridge (Hudson County, New Jersey)
Built 1959 to replace earlier 1901 bridge
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Hackensack River on New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic

NPB Elizabeth River Lift Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad


NS Black River Lift Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1974
Through truss bridge over Black River on Railroad
Open to traffic

NS Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1971
Warren through truss bridge over Calumet River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Nickel Plate Ry)
Open

NS Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (New Castle County, Delaware)
Bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
In use by Norfolk Southern Railroad

NS Elizabeth River Lift Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk Southern Railway


NS Illinois River Bridge (Valley City) (Scott County, Illinois)
replaced an earlier through truss swing bridge that was just upstream and another bridge at Meredosia
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Illinois River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Wabash Railroad)
Open to traffic

NS Tennessee River Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1920
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Tennessee River on the Norfolk Southern Railway in Chattanooga
Open to railroad traffic

Ohio Street Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1961
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on Ohio Street
Open to traffic

Old River Canal LA 15 Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1965
Vertical lift bridge over Old River Nav. Canal on LA 15
Open to traffic

Old Rooster Bridge (Marengo County, Alabama)
Built ca.1925; Demolished 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on former Hwy 80 route
Lost

Old Sidney Lanier Bridge (Glynn County, Georgia)
Built 1956, replaced by new cable stay bridge
Lost vertical-lift bridge over Brunswick River on US 17 at Brunswick
No longer exists

Oldmans Creek Bridge (Salem County, New Jersey)
Built 1936; altered 1968ca; rehabilitated 1996
Vertical lift bridge over Oldmans Creek on US 130
Open to traffic

Osage River Bridge at Hubers Landing (Osage County, Missouri)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over Osage River on US 63 and US 50
Replaced by new bridge

Ottawa Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Bridge is a multi-span railroad bridge built in 1898 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Ottawa


P.N.W.R. - Willamette River Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built Ca. 1910
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on Portland and Western Railroad (P.N.W.R.)
Open to traffic

Panhandle Road Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1985
Vertical lift bridge over East Fork Hoquiam River on Panhandle Road in Hoquiam
Open to traffic

Park Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1914
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Park Avenue in Brockport
Open to traffic

Passaic River Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988
Vertical lift bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 Truck in Newark
Open to traffic

PATH Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge (Richmond County, New York)
Built 1959; use suspended 1991; rehabilitated 2006; returned to service 2007
Through truss bridge over Arthur Kill on PATH (formerly B&O RR)
Open to traffic

Pekin Lift Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge

Pequonnock River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Pequonnock River on CT 130 in Bridgeport
Open to traffic

Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912-1913; originally consisted of two identical bridges side-by-side but one was demolished
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Calumet River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly PFW&C RR)
Open to traffic

Plaquemine LA 1 Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1950
Vertical lift bridge over on LA 1 at Plaquemine
Open to traffic

Point Pleasant Canal Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Built 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 13 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic

Point Pleasant Canal Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Built 1986
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 88 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic

Portage Canal Railroad Bridge (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Former vertical-lift bridge over navigation canal, now fixed
Open to traffic

PPU Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1909, lift mechanism replaced in 1984
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad in Peoria
Open to traffic

Prescott Bridge (Pierce County, Wisconsin)
Built as a private toll bridge 1923; tolls removed 1946; removed 1991
Lost Bridge over St. Croix River on US 10 in Prescott
Replaced by new bridge

Prospect Avenue Bridge (Orleans County, New York)
Built 1914
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on NY 63 in Medina
Open to traffic

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