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Raccoon Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1940
Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130
Replaced by a new bridge
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 through truss lift bridge on US 43 over Tombigbee River
Demolished
Redwood Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1931
Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Richardson Bay on Highway 101
Demolished
Reedy Point Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927; Replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss vertical-lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Armourdale Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1980s after the construction of Kemper Arena
Abandoned Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic
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.
Roosevelt Island Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New York
Open to traffic
Rutgers Street Bridge (2003) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built in 2003
Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Rutgers Street NJ Route 7
Open to traffic
SAL - Ogeechee River Bridge (Bryan County, Georgia)
Built 1926
Lost Deck girder bridge over Ogeechee River on SAL RR
Abandoned, with main span removed
San Francisco Bay Toll Bridge (San Mateo County, California)
Built 1929; Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on CA Route 92/San Mateo Toll Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Sandusky Bay Lift Bridge (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1929; Replaced 1965
Lost Deck girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on Edison Street (State Route 269)
Replaced by a new bridge towers removed
Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (1940) (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991; railroad use discontinued Dec. 2015; replaced 2017-2018
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 Bypass in Portsmouth
Replaced by a new bridge
Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (2018) (York County, Maine)
Built 2018
Vertical-lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US-1 Bypass
Open to traffic
Satartia Bridge (1926) (Yazoo County, Mississippi)
Built 1926. Replaced in 1975.
Lost Bridge over Yazoo River
Replaced by a new bridge
Satartia Bridge (1976) (Yazoo County, Mississippi)
Built 1976
Vertical lift bridge over Yazoo River on Satartia Road
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, bascule and swing bridge over St Mary's River / Soo Locks on a railroad crossing connecting to Canadian rail system
Open to traffic
SCL - Savannah River Bridge (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built 1952 after the bascule bridge was hit by a ship in 1951; South tower hit 1966, sending the bridge into the water; Re-opened 1967; Hit again in 1968 & 1969; Final hit April 1971 to the north tower, removed afterwards
Lost Warren through truss lift bridge over Savannah River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Removed
Sears Point Toll Bridge (1928) (Sonoma County, California)
Built 1928
Lost Bridge over Tolay Creek on CA 37/Sears Point Road
No longer exists
Sheffield Steel Blue River Lift Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
A replacement built in 1964 to service the Armco Steel plant. Original bridge 1950.
Abandoned pony/through plate girder vertical lift bridge over Blue River on Abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
Shippingsport Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Replaced by new bridge
Shore Drive-Farm River Bridge (Old) (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Lost Bridge over Farm River on Rt 142
Destroyed by collision
Sidney Lanier Bridge (1956) (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
Snake River Bridge (1939) (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1939
Vertical lift bridge over Snake River on US 12 in Clarkston
Open to traffic
Snohomish River Bridge (NB) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1994
Vertical lift bridge over Snohomish River on northbound WA-529
Open to traffic
Snohomish River Bridge (SB) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1954
Vertical lift bridge over Snohomish River on southbound WA-529
Open to traffic
South Lafourche Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308S in Galliano
Open to traffic
South Park Avenue Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1952; rehabilitated 2005
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on South Park Avenue in Buffalo
Open to traffic
Southard Street Viaduct Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1922
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Southard Street Viaduct
Replaced by a new bridge
Southern - Tombigbee River Bridge (Sumter County, Alabama)
Lost Bridge over Tombigbee River on Southern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Southern Boulevard Lift Bridge (2018) (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 2018
ACROW pony truss bridge over Inracoastal Waterway on Southern Boulevard
Open to traffic
SP - Brays Bayou Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1915
Pony plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad
No longer exists
SP - Sacramento River Lift Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Southern Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
St Georges Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Destroyed by collision
St Patrick Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Lost steel stringer lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on St Patrick Street
Replaced by a new bridge
St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1966
Bridge over Milwaukee River on St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
State Route 71 Bridge (Gulf County, Florida)
Built 1947; Replaced 1991
Through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway/Apalachee Bay on State Route 71
Replaced by a new bridge
State Street Bridge (Antrim County, Michigan)
Lost Timber stringer lift bridge over Intermediate River on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Steel Bridge (1912) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pacific Highway West & MAX Blue Line in Portland
Open to highway and light rail traffic on upper deck; bicycle/pedestrian and rail traffic on lower deck
Stillwater Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1973, 2017-19
Vertical lift bridge over St. Croix River on MN 36/WI 64 at Stillwater
Open to pedestrians only
Stratford Avenue Bridge (1975) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Pequonnock River on CT 130 in Bridgeport
Open to traffic
Summit Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge Road
Built in 1927; replaced by a new bridge in 1959
Swinomish Channel Bridge (Skagit County, Washington)
Built 1927
Lost Bridge over Swinomish Channel on Washington Route 20
Superstructure replaced
Teche Bayou LA 344 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 344 at Loreauville
Open to traffic
Tehama Lift Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1911; Replaced 1977
Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over Sacramento River on Aramayo Way
Replaced by a new bridge
Tensas River Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971
Vertical lift bridge over Tensas River on US 425 & LA 15 (Northbound) at Clayton
Open to traffic
Tensaw Spanish River Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1927, demolished and replaced in 1995
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Tensaw Spanish River on US Hwy. 90 *
Replaced by a new bridge
Three Mile Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1949
Vertical lift bridge over Three Mile Slough on CA 160
Open to traffic
TMRW - Deschutes Waterway Bridge (Thurston County, Washington)
Built 1929
Pony plate girder vertical lift bridge w/ removed mechanism over Deschutes Waterway on Tacoma Rail
Open
Tomlinson Lift Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 2002
Vertical lift bridge over Quinnipiac River on US 1 in New Haven
Open to traffic
Torrence Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 2012
Vertical lift bridge over Calumet River on Torrence Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic
Tower Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1934 by George Pollock & Company; Trolley tracks removed from median and converted to vehiclular lanes in 1963
Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West Sacramento
Open to traffic
Triborough Harlem River Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Harlem River between Manhattan and Randall's Island in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic
Tule Lake Lift Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1994
Vertical lift bridge over CC Ship Channel on Navigation Blvd. in Corpus Christi
Removed
Union Street - Erie Canal Lift Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Union St. (N.Y.S. Rte. 259) in Spencerport
Open to traffic
Union Street Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Union Street
No longer exists
Unionport Lift Bridge (2020) (Bronx County, New York)
Built 2020
ACROW Pony truss bridge over Westchester Creek on Bruckner Boulevard
Open to traffic
UP - Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, Lift span added 1971
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic
UP - Burbank - Hedges Bridge (Benton County, Washington)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1930, 1952, vertical lift added 1977
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Carquinez Strait Bridge (Contra Costa County, California)
Originally built for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1929-1930, this is the last simple truss railroad bridge built in the United States at a new location (i.e. where none had existed before).
Warren through truss bridge over Carquinez Strait on double track of Union Pacific Railroad in Martinez
Open to traffic
UP - Cedar Bayou Lift Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1912, relocated from St. Francis River at Cody, Lee County, Arkansas in 1966; removed November 2019
Warren through truss lift bridge over Cedar Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
UP - Cerritos Channel Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1996
Modern Warren through truss bridge over Cerritos Channel on Alameda Corridor (UP)
Open to traffic
UP - Dow Barge Canal Drawbridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Lost Bridge over Dow Barge Canal on Union-Pacific Railroad Co., Freeport Subdivision
Replaced by a new bridge
UP - Houma Lift 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
Removed and relocated to Freeport, Texas, in late 2010
UP - Illinois River Lift Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Built 1912; North Approach Added 1934
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Union Pacific Railroad in Pekin
Open to traffic
UP - Inner Harbor Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Built 1951; Union Pacific stopped all service in 2001 and abandoned the line in 2012.
Vertical lift bridge over Oakland Estuary on Alameda Belt Line/Union Pacific
Intact but closed to all traffic
UP - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)
1903, Rebuilt 1951 With Three New Spans
Six span through truss bridge over Kansas River of lift spans
Open to traffic
UP - Melville Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1929
Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Union Pacific Railroad at Melville
Open to traffic
UP - Morley Lift Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Mossdale Bridge (1942) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1942
Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on UP Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Old Brazos River Lift Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)
Had been built in Houma, Louisiana in 1982 and was relocated to Freeport in 2010/2011
Through truss bridge over Old Brazos River on Union Pacific Railroad Company
Open to traffic
UP - Osage City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad over Osage River at Osage City
Open to traffic
UP - Ouachita River Bridge (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana)
Through truss bridge over Ouachita River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open
UP - Port Allen Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Lift Truss bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open
UP - Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Vertical Lift Warren truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific (formerly Missouri Pacific) Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine Bluff
Open to railroad traffic
UP - San Bernard River Bridge (New) (Brazoria County, Texas)
Built 2018
Pony/through plate girder bridge over San Bernard River on Union Pacific
Open to traffic
UP - St. Paul Lift Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 replacing a swing bridge, raised 1925, rebuilt over Warner Road 1956
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River on the Union Pacific Railroad in St. Paul
Open to traffic
UP - Victoria Barge Canal Bridge (Victoria County, Texas)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Victoria Barge Canal on Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Willamette River Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1913 by Southern Pacific Railroad, 2008 Converted for pedestrian use
Pratt through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pedestrian/Bicycle trail (former Union Pacific Railroad) in Salem
Open to pedestrians
US 2 Snohomish River Bridge (EB) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1940; replaced in 2001
Lost Through truss bridge over Snohomish River on US 2 Eastbound Everett Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
US165 Ouachita River Bridge (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1931; Replaced 2007
Vertical lift bridge over Ouachita River on US 165 at Columbia
Lost 2007 by implosion
US50 Hubers Landing Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over Osage River on US 63 and US 50
Replaced by new bridge
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Vertical lift
View Exhibit mapRaccoon Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)Built 1940
Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130
Replaced by a new bridge
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 through truss lift bridge on US 43 over Tombigbee River
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
Redwood Bridge (Marin County, California)Built 1931
Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Richardson Bay on Highway 101
Demolished
Reedy Point Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)Built 1927; Replaced 1968
Lost Parker through truss vertical-lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9
Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Armourdale Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)Built 1905; abandoned in 1980s after the construction of Kemper Arena
Abandoned Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic
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.
Roosevelt Island Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New York
Open to traffic
Rutgers Street Bridge (2003) (Essex County, New Jersey)Built in 2003
Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Rutgers Street NJ Route 7
Open to traffic
SA # 6-Blue Hill Bay Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1997; rehabilitated 2013
Bridge over Blue Hill Bay on State Aid #6
Open to traffic
Built 1997; rehabilitated 2013
Bridge over Blue Hill Bay on State Aid #6
Open to traffic
SA #5-Mackerel Cove Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1997; rehabilitated 2014
Bridge over Mackerel Cove on Sa #5
Open to traffic
Built 1997; rehabilitated 2014
Bridge over Mackerel Cove on Sa #5
Open to traffic
SAL - Ogeechee River Bridge (Bryan County, Georgia)Built 1926
Lost Deck girder bridge over Ogeechee River on SAL RR
Abandoned, with main span removed
San Francisco Bay Toll Bridge (San Mateo County, California)Built 1929; Replaced 1968
Lost Through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on CA Route 92/San Mateo Toll Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Sandusky Bay Lift Bridge (Ottawa County, Ohio)Built 1929; Replaced 1965
Lost Deck girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on Edison Street (State Route 269)
Replaced by a new bridge towers removed
Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (1940) (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991; railroad use discontinued Dec. 2015; replaced 2017-2018
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 Bypass in Portsmouth
Replaced by a new bridge
Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (2018) (York County, Maine)Built 2018
Vertical-lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US-1 Bypass
Open to traffic
Satartia Bridge (1926) (Yazoo County, Mississippi)Built 1926. Replaced in 1975.
Lost Bridge over Yazoo River
Replaced by a new bridge
Satartia Bridge (1976) (Yazoo County, Mississippi)Built 1976
Vertical lift bridge over Yazoo River on Satartia Road
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, bascule and swing bridge over St Mary's River / Soo Locks on a railroad crossing connecting to Canadian rail system
Open to traffic
SBD - Trent River Bridge (Jones County, North Carolina)
Built 1950
Bridge over Trent River on Seaboard System Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1950
Bridge over Trent River on Seaboard System Railroad
Removed but not replaced
SCL - Savannah River Bridge (Chatham County, Georgia)Built 1952 after the bascule bridge was hit by a ship in 1951; South tower hit 1966, sending the bridge into the water; Re-opened 1967; Hit again in 1968 & 1969; Final hit April 1971 to the north tower, removed afterwards
Lost Warren through truss lift bridge over Savannah River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Removed
Sears Point Toll Bridge (1928) (Sonoma County, California)Built 1928
Lost Bridge over Tolay Creek on CA 37/Sears Point Road
No longer exists
SH #214-West Penobscot Bay Bridge (Waldo County, Maine)
Built 2009
Bridge over West Penobscot Bay on Sh #214
Open to traffic
Built 2009
Bridge over West Penobscot Bay on Sh #214
Open to traffic
Sheffield Steel Blue River Lift Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)A replacement built in 1964 to service the Armco Steel plant. Original bridge 1950.
Abandoned pony/through plate girder vertical lift bridge over Blue River on Abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
Shippingsport Bridge (LaSalle County, Illinois)Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Replaced by new bridge
Shore Drive-Farm River Bridge (Old) (New Haven County, Connecticut)Lost Bridge over Farm River on Rt 142
Destroyed by collision
Sidney Lanier Bridge (1956) (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
Snake River Bridge (1939) (Asotin County, Washington)Built 1939
Vertical lift bridge over Snake River on US 12 in Clarkston
Open to traffic
Snohomish River Bridge (NB) (Snohomish County, Washington)Built 1927; rehabilitated 1994
Vertical lift bridge over Snohomish River on northbound WA-529
Open to traffic
Snohomish River Bridge (SB) (Snohomish County, Washington)Built 1954
Vertical lift bridge over Snohomish River on southbound WA-529
Open to traffic
South Lafourche Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Built 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308S in Galliano
Open to traffic
South Park Avenue Bridge (Erie County, New York)Built 1952; rehabilitated 2005
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on South Park Avenue in Buffalo
Open to traffic
Southard Street Viaduct Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)Built 1922
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Southard Street Viaduct
Replaced by a new bridge
Southern - Tombigbee River Bridge (Sumter County, Alabama)Lost Bridge over Tombigbee River on Southern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Southern Boulevard Lift Bridge (2018) (Palm Beach County, Florida)Built 2018
ACROW pony truss bridge over Inracoastal Waterway on Southern Boulevard
Open to traffic
SP - Brays Bayou Bridge (Harris County, Texas)Built 1915
Pony plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad
No longer exists
SP - Sacramento River Lift Bridge (Tehama County, California)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Southern Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
SR 20 Extension-Friday Hbr-San Juan Chan Bridge (San Juan County, Washington)
Built 2005
Bridge over Friday Hbr-San Juan Chan on Sr 20 Extension
Open to traffic
Built 2005
Bridge over Friday Hbr-San Juan Chan on Sr 20 Extension
Open to traffic
SR 20-Upright Channel Bridge (San Juan County, Washington)
Built 1981
Bridge over Upright Channel on Extension Of Sr 20
Open to traffic
Built 1981
Bridge over Upright Channel on Extension Of Sr 20
Open to traffic
SR 304-Sinclair Inlet Bridge (Kitsap County, Washington)
Built 1990
Bridge over Sinclair Inlet on Sr 304
Open to traffic
Built 1990
Bridge over Sinclair Inlet on Sr 304
Open to traffic
St Francis River Bridge (Cross County, Arkansas)
Built 1950-51;
Lost Bridge over St Francis River on AR 42
Lost
Built 1950-51;
Lost Bridge over St Francis River on AR 42
Lost
St Georges Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)Built 1927
Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Destroyed by collision
St Patrick Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)Lost steel stringer lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on St Patrick Street
Replaced by a new bridge
St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1966
Bridge over Milwaukee River on St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
State Route 71 Bridge (Gulf County, Florida)Built 1947; Replaced 1991
Through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway/Apalachee Bay on State Route 71
Replaced by a new bridge
State Street Bridge (Antrim County, Michigan)Lost Timber stringer lift bridge over Intermediate River on State Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Steel Bridge (1912) (Multnomah County, Oregon)Built 1912
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pacific Highway West & MAX Blue Line in Portland
Open to highway and light rail traffic on upper deck; bicycle/pedestrian and rail traffic on lower deck
Stillwater Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)Built 1931; rehabilitated 1973, 2017-19
Vertical lift bridge over St. Croix River on MN 36/WI 64 at Stillwater
Open to pedestrians only
Stratford Avenue Bridge (1975) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Pequonnock River on CT 130 in Bridgeport
Open to traffic
Summit Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge Road
Built in 1927; replaced by a new bridge in 1959
Swinomish Channel Bridge (Skagit County, Washington)Built 1927
Lost Bridge over Swinomish Channel on Washington Route 20
Superstructure replaced
Teche Bayou LA 344 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 344 at Loreauville
Open to traffic
Tehama Lift Bridge (Tehama County, California)Built 1911; Replaced 1977
Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over Sacramento River on Aramayo Way
Replaced by a new bridge
Tensas River Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)Built 1971
Vertical lift bridge over Tensas River on US 425 & LA 15 (Northbound) at Clayton
Open to traffic
Tensaw Spanish River Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)Built 1927, demolished and replaced in 1995
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Tensaw Spanish River on US Hwy. 90 *
Replaced by a new bridge
Three Mile Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)Built 1949
Vertical lift bridge over Three Mile Slough on CA 160
Open to traffic
TMRW - Deschutes Waterway Bridge (Thurston County, Washington)Built 1929
Pony plate girder vertical lift bridge w/ removed mechanism over Deschutes Waterway on Tacoma Rail
Open
Tomlinson Lift Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)Built 2002
Vertical lift bridge over Quinnipiac River on US 1 in New Haven
Open to traffic
Torrence Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1938; rehabilitated 2012
Vertical lift bridge over Calumet River on Torrence Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic
Tower Bridge (Yolo County, California)Built 1934 by George Pollock & Company; Trolley tracks removed from median and converted to vehiclular lanes in 1963
Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West Sacramento
Open to traffic
Townway-Casco Bay/Atlantic Ocean Bridge (Cumberland County, Maine)
Built 1993
Bridge over Casco Bay/Atlantic Ocean on Town Way
Open to traffic
Built 1993
Bridge over Casco Bay/Atlantic Ocean on Town Way
Open to traffic
Townway-Fox Islands Thoroughfare Bridge (Knox County, Maine)
Built 2012
Bridge over Fox Islands Thoroughfare on Townway
Open to traffic
Built 2012
Bridge over Fox Islands Thoroughfare on Townway
Open to traffic
Triborough Harlem River Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1936; rehabilitated 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Harlem River between Manhattan and Randall's Island in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic
Tule Lake Lift Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)Built 1959; rehabilitated 1994
Vertical lift bridge over CC Ship Channel on Navigation Blvd. in Corpus Christi
Removed
Union Street - Erie Canal Lift Bridge (Monroe County, New York)Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Union St. (N.Y.S. Rte. 259) in Spencerport
Open to traffic
Union Street Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Union Street
No longer exists
Unionport Lift Bridge (2020) (Bronx County, New York)Built 2020
ACROW Pony truss bridge over Westchester Creek on Bruckner Boulevard
Open to traffic
UP - Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)Built 1929, Lift span added 1971
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic
UP - Burbank - Hedges Bridge (Benton County, Washington)Built 1923; rehabilitated 1930, 1952, vertical lift added 1977
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Carquinez Strait Bridge (Contra Costa County, California)Originally built for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1929-1930, this is the last simple truss railroad bridge built in the United States at a new location (i.e. where none had existed before).
Warren through truss bridge over Carquinez Strait on double track of Union Pacific Railroad in Martinez
Open to traffic
UP - Cedar Bayou Lift Bridge (Harris County, Texas)Built 1912, relocated from St. Francis River at Cody, Lee County, Arkansas in 1966; removed November 2019
Warren through truss lift bridge over Cedar Bayou on Union Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
UP - Cerritos Channel Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1996
Modern Warren through truss bridge over Cerritos Channel on Alameda Corridor (UP)
Open to traffic
UP - Dow Barge Canal Drawbridge (Brazoria County, Texas)Lost Bridge over Dow Barge Canal on Union-Pacific Railroad Co., Freeport Subdivision
Replaced by a new bridge
UP - Houma Lift 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
Removed and relocated to Freeport, Texas, in late 2010
UP - Illinois River Lift Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)Built 1912; North Approach Added 1934
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Union Pacific Railroad in Pekin
Open to traffic
UP - Inner Harbor Bridge (Alameda County, California)Built 1951; Union Pacific stopped all service in 2001 and abandoned the line in 2012.
Vertical lift bridge over Oakland Estuary on Alameda Belt Line/Union Pacific
Intact but closed to all traffic
UP - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)1903, Rebuilt 1951 With Three New Spans
Six span through truss bridge over Kansas River of lift spans
Open to traffic
UP - Melville Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)Built 1929
Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Union Pacific Railroad at Melville
Open to traffic
UP - Morley Lift Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Mossdale Bridge (1942) (San Joaquin County, California)Built 1942
Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on UP Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Old Brazos River Lift Bridge (Brazoria County, Texas)Had been built in Houma, Louisiana in 1982 and was relocated to Freeport in 2010/2011
Through truss bridge over Old Brazos River on Union Pacific Railroad Company
Open to traffic
UP - Osage City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)Through truss bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad over Osage River at Osage City
Open to traffic
UP - Ouachita River Bridge (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana)Through truss bridge over Ouachita River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open
UP - Port Allen Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)Lift Truss bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific Railroad
Open
UP - Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)Vertical Lift Warren truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific (formerly Missouri Pacific) Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine Bluff
Open to railroad traffic
UP - San Bernard River Bridge (New) (Brazoria County, Texas)Built 2018
Pony/through plate girder bridge over San Bernard River on Union Pacific
Open to traffic
UP - St. Paul Lift Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)Built 1913 replacing a swing bridge, raised 1925, rebuilt over Warner Road 1956
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River on the Union Pacific Railroad in St. Paul
Open to traffic
UP - Victoria Barge Canal Bridge (Victoria County, Texas)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Victoria Barge Canal on Railroad
Open to traffic
UP - Willamette River Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)Built 1913 by Southern Pacific Railroad, 2008 Converted for pedestrian use
Pratt through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pedestrian/Bicycle trail (former Union Pacific Railroad) in Salem
Open to pedestrians
US 2 Snohomish River Bridge (EB) (Snohomish County, Washington)Built 1940; replaced in 2001
Lost Through truss bridge over Snohomish River on US 2 Eastbound Everett Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
US 43 Florence Bridge (Lauderdale County, Alabama)
Built in 1858, rebuilt in 1906 and 1938, replaced.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sr 20 & Tennessee River on US 43
Replaced by new bridge
Built in 1858, rebuilt in 1906 and 1938, replaced.
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Sr 20 & Tennessee River on US 43
Replaced by new bridge
US 9 Lewes Ferry 2-Delaware Bay Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1964; rehabilitated 1982
Bridge over Delaware Bay on US 9
Open to traffic
Built 1964; rehabilitated 1982
Bridge over Delaware Bay on US 9
Open to traffic
uS 9 Lewis Ferry-Delaware Bay Bridge (Sussex County, Delaware)
Built 1964; rehabilitated 1982
Bridge over Delaware Bay on US 9
Open to traffic
Built 1964; rehabilitated 1982
Bridge over Delaware Bay on US 9
Open to traffic
US165 Ouachita River Bridge (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana)Built 1931; Replaced 2007
Vertical lift bridge over Ouachita River on US 165 at Columbia
Lost 2007 by implosion
US50 Hubers Landing Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over Osage River on US 63 and US 50
Replaced by new bridge
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