Waddell Vertical Lift
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Allen Street Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970, Replaced 2000Lost through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in KelsoReplaced by a new bridge in 2000
Amtrak - Dock Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1935Warren through truss with all verticals bridges over Passaic River on Amtrak (formerly Pennsylvania RR)Open to traffic
ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas CityOpen to railroad traffic
BNSF - Snowden Bridge (Richland County, Montana)
Built 1914; retrofitted to also allow vehicular toll traffic in 1925Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF RailroadOpen to railroad traffic
CNJ - Newark Bay Lift Bridge (Union County, New Jersey)
Built 1926; site of Newark Bay Bridge Accident in 1958; damaged in ship collision 1966; railroad abandoned 1976; lift spans demolished 1980, approach spans demolished 1988Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New JerseyRemoved
CWI - Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1967-1968 to replace earlier Strauss-type bridge; temporarily used for road traffic 2012; currently disused, stored in raised positionWarren through truss with all verticals bridge over Calumet River on abandoned Chicago & Western Indiana RailroadClosed to all traffic
De Valls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1924; new approaches added 1931; repaired in 1972 and 1988; replaced 2002Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over White River on US 70 at De Valls BluffReplaced by a new bridge
FB&CT Trail - Fairview Lift Bridge (McKenzie County, North Dakota)
Built 1913 for Great Northern RR; was only lifted once, upon completion in 1913; carried both rail and vehicular traffic between 1926 & 1956; rail traffic ceased in 1986; listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1997.Parker through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on TrailOpen to pedestrians
FEC - West Palm Beach Canal Bridge (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Built 1924 towers and machinery were removedDeck plate girder bridge over West Palm Beach Canal on Florida East Coast RWOpen to traffic but the towers mahinery removed
Fort Smith-Van Buren Free Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Built 1912; Refurbished 1956; Replaced 1969Lost through truss vertical-lift bridge over Arkansas River on Midland Boulevard (US 71) in Fort SmithReplaced by new bridge as part of the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.
Halsted Street Lift Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1894Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Halsted StreetReplaced by a new bridge
I-5 - Interstate Bridge (Northbound) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1917; Main span modification 1958Vertical lift Parker through truss bridge over the Columbia River on northbound I-5 between Vancouver and PortlandOpen to traffic
Index Bridge (Little River County, Arkansas)
Built 1919; Replaced 1980Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US 71 built 1919Replaced by new bridge 1980
IR - Illinois River Bridge (Ottawa) (LaSalle County, Illinois)
Built 1898; Lift span added ca. 1932Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Ottawa
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 RRNo longer exists
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 JacksonvilleOpen to four-lane traffic
Memorial Bridge (Old) (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built 1923, rehabilitated 1982, closed to vehicle traffic in 2011Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in PortsmouthDemolished.
MS14 Sunflower River Bridge (Sharkey County, Mississippi)
Built 1925Lost Through truss bridge over Sunflower River on RMS 14No longer exists
MSTL - Keithsburg Lift Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)
Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at KeithsburgAbandoned
NS - Calumet River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912-1913; originally consisted of two identical bridges side-by-side but one was demolished in 1968Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Calumet River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly PFW&C RR)Open 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
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
US79 Arkansas River Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)
Built 1915; Rehabilitated 1954; Replaced 1972Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on US 79Replaced by new bridge