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LA 24 Company Canal Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951
Vertical Lift Bridge over Company Canal on LA 24 in Bourg
Open to traffic
LA659 Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1958; Replaced 1996
Lost Deck plate girder vertical lift bridge over Intracostal Canal on LA 659
Replaced by a new bridge
Lafourche Bayou Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lafourche Bayou on State Route 1
No longer exists
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 Pend Oreille Bridge (Bonner County, Idaho)
Built 1908-10, removed 1934
Timber stringer bridge over Lake Pond Oreille on Wagon
Intact but closed to all traffic
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
Lindenwood Park Bridge (Cass County, North Dakota)
Modern pratt pony truss vertical lift bridge on Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
LOAM - Black River Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Operations ceased 1985 and likely scrapped at or around that time.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Louisiana & Arkansas RR
No longer exists
LOAM - Little River Bridge (Archie) (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Little River on Louisiana & Arkansas RR
No longer exists
Lockport Company Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Company Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic
Lockwood Avenue Drawbridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1927; Replaced 1983
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Adams Street/Lockwood Drive
Replaced by a new bridge
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
MC - Buzzards Bay Bridge (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
Built 1935
Through truss vertical lift bridge over Cape Cod Canal on the Mass Coastal Railroad at Buzzards Bay
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
Memorial Bridge (New) (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built 2012-13, Opened August? 2013
Through truss bridge over Piscatiqua River on US 1
Open
Memorial Bridge (Old) (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
MERR - Carlton Lift Bridge (Sagadahoc County, Maine)
Built 1927 by McClintic-Marshall Co. ; rehabilitated 1976; Bypassed by new highway bridge in 2000
Warren through/deck truss lift Bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Eastern Railroad and former US 1 in Bath
Open to railroad traffic only
Miami & Erie Canal Bridge (Warren County, Ohio)
Lost Modern Warren pony truss bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Germantown Road /Tytus Avenue
No longer exists
Miami & Erie Canal Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Filled in
Lost Beam bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Mohawk Place/ Street
No longer exists filled in
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
MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (3rd) (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, abandoned in 1992 and donated to city by Union Pacific; reopened for rail-trail use April 2016.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Future Katy Trail in Boonville
Partially opened to rail-trail use April 2nd, 2016
ML&T - Big Choctaw Bayou Bridge (Tensas Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Big Choctaw Bayou on ML&T RR
Demolished
MNBR - 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
MNCW - Park Avenue Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1954
Warren through truss vertical lift bridge over Harlem River on Metro North RR
Open to traffic
MoPac - Algiers Canal Bridge (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1957 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Through truss bridge over Algiers Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) on former Union Pacific RR
Closed to traffic
MoPac - Benzel Bridge (Desha County, Arkansas)
Built 1903
Vertical lift through truss bridge over White River on Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Morley Railroad Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Moss Bluff Drawbridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over West Fork Calcasieu River on LA 378 in Moss Bluff
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
Ninth Street Lift Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Vertical lift bridge over Gowanus Canal on Ninth Street in New York
Open to traffic
NJT - Delair Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896 as a swing bridge, lift span added in 1960; was the first bridge from Philadelphia to New Jersey
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Delaware River on Conrail Shared Assets Operations (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
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
NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1956
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Nickel Plate RR
Open to traffic
NPB - Elizabeth River Lift Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Open to traffic
NS - Black River Lift Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)
Built 1974
Through truss bridge over Black River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
NS - Black Warrier River Bridge (Greene County, Alabama)
Vertical lift bridge over Black Warrior River on NS Railroad
Presumably open to traffic
NS - Calumet River 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
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 Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Norfolk Southern Railway
In use by Norfolk Southern Railroad
NS - Elizabeth River Lift Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic
NS - Hannibal Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1993
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic
NS - Iron Curtain Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1947
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Cuyahoga River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic
NS - Ohio River Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1922 using the existing piers from a 1877 bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Cincinnati
Open to traffic
NS - Tenn Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1880-86, rebuilt 1917-20
Vertical lift through Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on the Norfolk-Southern Railway in Chattanooga
Open to railroad traffic
NS - Valley City Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
Built 1959
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Wabash Railroad)
Open to traffic
NS/CSX - Tombigbee River Bridge (Clarke County, Alabama)
Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on Norfolk Southern, CSX
Open to traffic
NWP - Eureka Slough Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Deck plate girder bridge over Eureka Slough on Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP)
Closed to all traffic
NYWS&B - Oswego Canal Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)
Built 1884
Lost Bridge over Oswego Canal on New York West Shore & Buffalo RR
No longer exists
Oak Grove Park Bridge (Cass County, North Dakota)
Built 2014
Modern Warren pony truss vertical lift bridge over Red River on Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
Ohio Street Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1961
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on Ohio Street
Open to traffic
Old Galveston Causeway (Galveston County, Texas)
Built 1912, Oringinal Bascule replaced in 1989, 1989 bascule span replaced in 2012 by a lift span
Modern lift bridge with concrete arch approach spans over Galveston Bay on BNSF Railway (and former highway)
Open to railroad traffic only
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
Oostenaula River Bridge (Floyd County, Georgia)
Built 1918
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Oostenaula River on 5th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Pekin Lift Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Strauss vertical-lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge
Plaquemine LA 1 Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1950
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Plaquemine on LA 1 SB at Plaquemine
Open to traffic
Pleasant Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1972; improvements made in 1990
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on E. Pleasant Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Plymouth Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Highway 15 Plymouth Avenue
No longer exists
PNWR - Willamette River Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Built Ca. 1910
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)
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 Lift Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Built 1986
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 88 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
PPU - Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1985
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
Prospect Blvd Bridge (New) (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 2013
Deck girder bridge over Bayou Terrebonne on Prospect Avenue 3087
Open to traffic
PRR - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built ca. 1925 to replace earlier bridge when canal expanded after acquisition by Army Corps of Engineers, replaced by new bridge 1/4 mile to south as canal realigned and widened in 1960s
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Pennsylvania RR
No longer exists
PRR - South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Pennsylvania Railroad
No longer exists
PTRA - Greens Bayou Lift Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Greens Bayou on Railroad (Port Terminal Railroad Association)
Open to traffic
Puentelevadizo Laguna de Lobina (Culebra, Puerto Rico)
Built 1979; rehabilitated 2010;
Bailey pony truss vertical lift bridge over Laguna de Lobina on PR 250
Open to traffic; lift no longer in use
Puyallup Waterway Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1930
Through truss bridge over Puyallup Waterway on East 11th Street in Tacoma
Intact but closed to all traffic
Raccoon Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1940
Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130
Open to traffic
Raceland Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1956
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 182 (old US 90) in Raceland
Open to traffic
Raceland Lift Span Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Raceland
Open to traffic
Red River Moncla Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1947, Demolished 2000
Lost vertical lift thru truss bridge over Red River at Moncla on LA 107
Replaced by new bridge
Redwood Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1931
Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Richardson Bay on Highway 101
Demolished
Reedy Point Bridge (Old) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built ?; Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - DeValls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1923 ; Abandoned 1982
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over White River near DeValls Bluff
Abandoned
Rio Vista Lift Bridge (Solano County, California)
Built 1944; Rehabilitated 1960; Span adjacent to the eastern lift tower lost after being struck by the Italian freighter Ilice on January 15,. 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Sacremento River on CA 12 in Rio Vista
Open to traffic
Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library. Open to pedestrians.
Rehabilitation complete. Open for pedestrian traffic as of 10-01-11.
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Vertical lift
View Exhibit mapLA 24 Company Canal Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)Built 1951
Vertical Lift Bridge over Company Canal on LA 24 in Bourg
Open to traffic
LA659 Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)Built 1958; Replaced 1996
Lost Deck plate girder vertical lift bridge over Intracostal Canal on LA 659
Replaced by a new bridge
Lafourche Bayou Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lafourche Bayou on State Route 1
No longer exists
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 Pend Oreille Bridge (Bonner County, Idaho)Built 1908-10, removed 1934
Timber stringer bridge over Lake Pond Oreille on Wagon
Intact but closed to all traffic
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
Lindenwood Park Bridge (Cass County, North Dakota)Modern pratt pony truss vertical lift bridge on Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
LIRR - Powell Creek Bridge (Old) (Nassau County, New York)
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Lost Bridge over Powell Creek on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Lost Bridge over Powell Creek on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
LOAM - Black River Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)Operations ceased 1985 and likely scrapped at or around that time.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Louisiana & Arkansas RR
No longer exists
LOAM - Little River Bridge (Archie) (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)Built 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Little River on Louisiana & Arkansas RR
No longer exists
Lockport Company Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Company Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic
Lockwood Avenue Drawbridge (Harris County, Texas)Built 1927; Replaced 1983
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Buffalo Bayou on Adams Street/Lockwood Drive
Replaced by a new bridge
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
MC - Buzzards Bay Bridge (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)Built 1935
Through truss vertical lift bridge over Cape Cod Canal on the Mass Coastal Railroad at Buzzards Bay
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
Memorial Bridge (New) (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)Built 2012-13, Opened August? 2013
Through truss bridge over Piscatiqua River on US 1
Open
Memorial Bridge (Old) (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
MERR - Carlton Lift Bridge (Sagadahoc County, Maine)Built 1927 by McClintic-Marshall Co. ; rehabilitated 1976; Bypassed by new highway bridge in 2000
Warren through/deck truss lift Bridge over Kennebec River on Maine Eastern Railroad and former US 1 in Bath
Open to railroad traffic only
Miami & Erie Canal Bridge (Warren County, Ohio)Lost Modern Warren pony truss bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Germantown Road /Tytus Avenue
No longer exists
Miami & Erie Canal Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Filled in
Lost Beam bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Mohawk Place/ Street
No longer exists filled in
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
MKT - Boonville Railroad Bridge (3rd) (Cooper County, Missouri)Built 1932, abandoned in 1992 and donated to city by Union Pacific; reopened for rail-trail use April 2016.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on Future Katy Trail in Boonville
Partially opened to rail-trail use April 2nd, 2016
ML&T - Big Choctaw Bayou Bridge (Tensas Parish, Louisiana)Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Big Choctaw Bayou on ML&T RR
Demolished
MNBR - 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
MNCW - Park Avenue Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1954
Warren through truss vertical lift bridge over Harlem River on Metro North RR
Open to traffic
MoPac - Algiers Canal Bridge (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)Built 1957 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Through truss bridge over Algiers Canal (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) on former Union Pacific RR
Closed to traffic
MoPac - Benzel Bridge (Desha County, Arkansas)Built 1903
Vertical lift through truss bridge over White River on Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Morley Railroad Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Moss Bluff Drawbridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over West Fork Calcasieu River on LA 378 in Moss Bluff
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
Ninth Street Lift Bridge (Kings County, New York)Vertical lift bridge over Gowanus Canal on Ninth Street in New York
Open to traffic
NJT - Delair Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)Built 1896 as a swing bridge, lift span added in 1960; was the first bridge from Philadelphia to New Jersey
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Delaware River on Conrail Shared Assets Operations (formerly Pennsylvania RR)
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
NKP - Cuyahoga River Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1956
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on Nickel Plate RR
Open to traffic
NPB - Elizabeth River Lift Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Open to traffic
NS - Black River Lift Bridge (Lorain County, Ohio)Built 1974
Through truss bridge over Black River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
NS - Black Warrier River Bridge (Greene County, Alabama)Vertical lift bridge over Black Warrior River on NS Railroad
Presumably open to traffic
NS - Calumet River 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
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 Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)Bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Norfolk Southern Railway
In use by Norfolk Southern Railroad
NS - Elizabeth River Lift Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic
NS - Hannibal Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)Built 1993
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic
NS - Iron Curtain Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)Built 1947
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Cuyahoga River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic
NS - Ohio River Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)Built 1922 using the existing piers from a 1877 bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Cincinnati
Open to traffic
NS - Tenn Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)Built 1880-86, rebuilt 1917-20
Vertical lift through Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on the Norfolk-Southern Railway in Chattanooga
Open to railroad traffic
NS - Valley City Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)Built 1959
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Wabash Railroad)
Open to traffic
NS/CSX - Tombigbee River Bridge (Clarke County, Alabama)Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on Norfolk Southern, CSX
Open to traffic
NWP - Eureka Slough Bridge (Humboldt County, California)Deck plate girder bridge over Eureka Slough on Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP)
Closed to all traffic
NYWS&B - Oswego Canal Bridge (Onondaga County, New York)Built 1884
Lost Bridge over Oswego Canal on New York West Shore & Buffalo RR
No longer exists
Oak Grove Park Bridge (Cass County, North Dakota)Built 2014
Modern Warren pony truss vertical lift bridge over Red River on Walkway
Open to pedestrians only
Ohio Street Bridge (Erie County, New York)Built 1961
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on Ohio Street
Open to traffic
Old Galveston Causeway (Galveston County, Texas)Built 1912, Oringinal Bascule replaced in 1989, 1989 bascule span replaced in 2012 by a lift span
Modern lift bridge with concrete arch approach spans over Galveston Bay on BNSF Railway (and former highway)
Open to railroad traffic only
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
Oostenaula River Bridge (Floyd County, Georgia)Built 1918
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Oostenaula River on 5th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
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
Pekin Lift Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Built 1928-29; replaced 1980
Lost Strauss vertical-lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin
Replaced by a new bridge
Plaquemine LA 1 Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)Built ca. 1950
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Plaquemine on LA 1 SB at Plaquemine
Open to traffic
Pleasant Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1972; improvements made in 1990
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on E. Pleasant Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Plymouth Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)Lost Through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Highway 15 Plymouth Avenue
No longer exists
PNWR - Willamette River Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)Built Ca. 1910
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)
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 Lift Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)Built 1986
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 88 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
PPU - Illinois River Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Built 1985
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
Prospect Blvd Bridge (New) (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)Built 2013
Deck girder bridge over Bayou Terrebonne on Prospect Avenue 3087
Open to traffic
PRR - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)Built ca. 1925 to replace earlier bridge when canal expanded after acquisition by Army Corps of Engineers, replaced by new bridge 1/4 mile to south as canal realigned and widened in 1960s
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Pennsylvania RR
No longer exists
PRR - South Branch Chicago River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Lost Through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Pennsylvania Railroad
No longer exists
PTRA - Greens Bayou Lift Bridge (Harris County, Texas)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Greens Bayou on Railroad (Port Terminal Railroad Association)
Open to traffic
Puentelevadizo Laguna de Lobina (Culebra, Puerto Rico)Built 1979; rehabilitated 2010;
Bailey pony truss vertical lift bridge over Laguna de Lobina on PR 250
Open to traffic; lift no longer in use
Puyallup Waterway Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)Built 1930
Through truss bridge over Puyallup Waterway on East 11th Street in Tacoma
Intact but closed to all traffic
Raccoon Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)Built 1940
Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130
Open to traffic
Raceland Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1936; rehabilitated 1956
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 182 (old US 90) in Raceland
Open to traffic
Raceland Lift Span Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Raceland
Open to traffic
Raphael Semmes Memorial Bridge (Clarke County, Alabama)
The Semmes was one of 15 original memorial toll bridges build for the Alabama Bridge Company. Spanned a large river on State Highway 5 Mobile to Selma. http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/utils/getfile/collection/quarterly/id/1307/filename/1308.pdf
Lost Truss bridge
Demolished
The Semmes was one of 15 original memorial toll bridges build for the Alabama Bridge Company. Spanned a large river on State Highway 5 Mobile to Selma. http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/utils/getfile/collection/quarterly/id/1307/filename/1308.pdf
Lost Truss bridge
Demolished
Red River Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1949
Bridge over Red River on Louisiana 115
No longer exists
Built 1949
Bridge over Red River on Louisiana 115
No longer exists
Red River Moncla Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)Built 1947, Demolished 2000
Lost vertical lift thru truss bridge over Red River at Moncla on LA 107
Replaced by new bridge
Redwood Bridge (Marin County, California)Built 1931
Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Richardson Bay on Highway 101
Demolished
Reedy Point Bridge (Old) (New Castle County, Delaware)Built ?; Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - DeValls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)Built 1923 ; Abandoned 1982
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over White River near DeValls Bluff
Abandoned
Rio Vista Lift Bridge (Solano County, California)Built 1944; Rehabilitated 1960; Span adjacent to the eastern lift tower lost after being struck by the Italian freighter Ilice on January 15,. 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Sacremento River on CA 12 in Rio Vista
Open to traffic
Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library. Open to pedestrians.
Rehabilitation complete. Open for pedestrian traffic as of 10-01-11.
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