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Raccoon Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1940Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130Replaced by a new bridge
Raceland Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1956Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 182 (old US 90) in RacelandOpen to traffic
Raceland Lift Span Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in RacelandOpen 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.pdfLost through truss lift bridge on US 43 over Tombigbee RiverDemolished
Red River Bridge (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1949Bridge over Red River on Louisiana 115No longer exists
Redwood Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1931Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Richardson Bay on Highway 101Demolished
Reedy Point Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927; Replaced 1968Lost Parker through truss vertical-lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9Replaced by a new bridge
RI - Armourdale Bridge (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1905; abandoned in 1980s after the construction of Kemper ArenaAbandoned Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadClosed to all traffic
RI - DeValls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1923 ; Abandoned 1982Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over White River near DeValls BluffAbandoned
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, 1967Vertical lift bridge over Sacremento River on CA 12 in Rio VistaOpen to traffic
Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972Vertical-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 1955Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New YorkOpen to traffic
Rutgers Street Bridge (2003) (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built in 2003Concrete deck girder bridge over Passaic River on Rutgers Street NJ Route 7Open to traffic
SA # 6-Blue Hill Bay Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1997; rehabilitated 2013Bridge over Blue Hill Bay on State Aid #6Open to traffic
SAL - Ogeechee River Bridge (Bryan County, Georgia)
Built 1926Lost Deck girder bridge over Ogeechee River on SAL RRAbandoned, with main span removed
San Francisco Bay Toll Bridge (San Mateo County, California)
Built 1929; Replaced 1968Lost Through truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on CA Route 92/San Mateo Toll RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Sandusky Bay Lift Bridge (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built 1929; Replaced 1965Lost 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 2017-2018Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 Bypass in PortsmouthReplaced by a new bridge
Satartia Bridge (1926) (Yazoo County, Mississippi)
Built 1926. Replaced in 1975.Lost Bridge over Yazoo RiverReplaced by a new bridge
Satartia Bridge (1976) (Yazoo County, Mississippi)
Built 1976Vertical lift bridge over Yazoo River on Satartia RoadOpen 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 systemOpen to traffic
SBD - Trent River Bridge (Jones County, North Carolina)
Built 1950Bridge over Trent River on Seaboard System RailroadRemoved 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 afterwardsLost Warren through truss lift bridge over Savannah River on Seaboard Coast Line RailroadRemoved
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 RailroadAbandoned
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 351Replaced by new bridge
Sidney Lanier Bridge (1956) (Glynn County, Georgia)
Built 1956, replaced by new cable stay bridgeLost vertical-lift bridge over Brunswick River on US 17 at BrunswickNo longer exists
Snake River Bridge (1939) (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1939Vertical lift bridge over Snake River on US 12 in ClarkstonOpen to traffic
Snohomish River Bridge (NB) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1994Vertical lift bridge over Snohomish River on northbound WA-529Open to traffic
Snohomish River Bridge (SB) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1954Vertical lift bridge over Snohomish River on southbound WA-529Open to traffic
South Lafourche Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1972Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308S in GallianoOpen to traffic
South Park Avenue Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1952; rehabilitated 2005Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on South Park Avenue in BuffaloOpen to traffic
Southard Street Viaduct Bridge (Mercer County, New Jersey)
Built 1922Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal on Southard Street ViaductReplaced by a new bridge
SP - Brays Bayou Bridge (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1915Pony plate girder bridge over Brays Bayou on Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio RailroadNo longer exists
St Georges Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware CanalDestroyed by collision
St Patrick Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Lost steel stringer lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on St Patrick StreetReplaced by a new bridge
St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1966Bridge over Milwaukee River on St. Paul Avenue in MilwaukeeOpen to traffic
State Route 71 Bridge (Gulf County, Florida)
Built 1947; Replaced 1991Through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway/Apalachee Bay on State Route 71Replaced by a new bridge
State Street Bridge (Antrim County, Michigan)
Lost Timber stringer lift bridge over Intermediate River on State StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Steel Bridge (1912) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1912Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pacific Highway West & MAX Blue Line in PortlandOpen 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, 2017-19Vertical lift bridge over St. Croix River on MN 36/WI 64 at StillwaterOpen to pedestrians only
Stratford Avenue Bridge (1975) (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1975Vertical lift bridge over Pequonnock River on CT 130 in BridgeportOpen to traffic
Summit Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge RoadBuilt in 1927; replaced by a new bridge in 1959
Swinomish Channel Bridge (Skagit County, Washington)
Built 1927Lost Bridge over Swinomish Channel on Washington Route 20Superstructure replaced
Teche Bayou LA 344 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 344 at LoreauvilleOpen to traffic
Tehama Lift Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1911; Replaced 1977Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over Sacramento River on Aramayo WayReplaced by a new bridge
Tensas River Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971Vertical lift bridge over Tensas River on US 425 & LA 15 (Northbound) at ClaytonOpen to traffic
Tensaw Spanish River Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1927, demolished and replaced in 1995Lost 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 1949Vertical lift bridge over Three Mile Slough on CA 160Open to traffic
TMRW - Deschutes Waterway Bridge (Thurston County, Washington)
Built 1929Pony plate girder vertical lift bridge w/ removed mechanism over Deschutes Waterway on Tacoma RailOpen
Tomlinson Lift Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 2002Vertical lift bridge over Quinnipiac River on US 1 in New HavenOpen to traffic
Torrence Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 2012Vertical lift bridge over Calumet River on Torrence Avenue in ChicagoOpen to traffic
Tower Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1934 by George Pollock & Company; Trolley tracks removed from median and converted to vehiclular lanes in 1963Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West SacramentoOpen to traffic
Triborough Harlem River Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1967Vertical lift bridge over Harlem River between Manhattan and Randall's Island in New YorkOpen to six lanes of traffic
Tule Lake Lift Bridge (Nueces County, Texas)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1994Vertical lift bridge over CC Ship Channel on Navigation Blvd. in Corpus ChristiRemoved
Union Street - Erie Canal Lift Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Union St. (N.Y.S. Rte. 259) in SpencerportOpen to traffic
Union Street Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Union StreetNo longer exists
Unionport Lift Bridge (2020) (Bronx County, New York)
Built 2020ACROW Pony truss bridge over Westchester Creek on Bruckner BoulevardOpen to traffic
UP - Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Built 1929, Lift span added 1971Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific RailroadOpen to two tracks of railroad traffic
UP - Burbank - Hedges Bridge (Benton County, Washington)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1930, 1952, vertical lift added 1977Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River on Union Pacific RailroadOpen 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 MartinezOpen 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 2019Warren through truss lift bridge over Cedar Bayou on Union Pacific RailroadRemoved but not replaced
UP - Cerritos Channel Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1996Modern 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 SubdivisionReplaced 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 2010Lost Warren through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Union Pacific RailroadRemoved and relocated to Freeport, Texas, in late 2010
UP - Illinois River Lift Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Built 1912; North Approach Added 1934Vertical lift through truss bridge over Illinois River on Union Pacific Railroad in PekinOpen 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 PacificIntact but closed to all traffic
UP - Kansas River Bridge (Topeka) (Shawnee County, Kansas)
1903, Rebuilt 1951 With Three New SpansSix span through truss bridge over Kansas River of lift spansOpen to traffic
UP - Melville Bridge (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1929Warren through truss bridge over Atchafalaya River on Union Pacific Railroad at MelvilleOpen to traffic
UP - Morley Lift Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Mossdale Bridge (1942) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1942Warren through truss bridge over San Joaquin River on UP RailroadOpen 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 2010/2011Through truss bridge over Old Brazos River on Union Pacific Railroad CompanyOpen to traffic
UP - Osage City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad over Osage River at Osage CityOpen to traffic
UP - Port Allen Bridge (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana)
Lift Truss bridge over Port Allen Canal on Union Pacific RailroadOpen
UP - Red River Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Vertical Lift Warren truss bridge over Red River on Union Pacific (formerly Missouri Pacific) RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine BluffOpen to railroad traffic
UP - St. Paul Lift Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 replacing a swing bridge, raised 1925, rebuilt over Warner Road 1956Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River on the Union Pacific Railroad in St. PaulOpen to traffic
UP - Willamette River Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1913 by Southern Pacific Railroad, 2008 Converted for pedestrian usePratt through truss bridge over Willamette River on Pedestrian/Bicycle trail (former Union Pacific Railroad) in SalemOpen to pedestrians
US 2 Snohomish River Bridge (EB) (Snohomish County, Washington)
Built 1940; replaced in 2001Lost Through truss bridge over Snohomish River on US 2 Eastbound Everett AvenueReplaced 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 43Replaced by new bridge
US165 Ouachita River Bridge (Caldwell Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1931; Replaced 2007Vertical lift bridge over Ouachita River on US 165 at ColumbiaLost 2007 by implosion
US50 Hubers Landing Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over Osage River on US 63 and US 50Replaced by new bridge
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