Hinged lift type

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This drawbridge has towers with counterweights and wheels pulling down with ropes between the bascule draw and the huge trussed tower. some bridges have the operators house mounted inside the tower which was constructed in the 1800's not many are constructed today.

Chaumont River Bridge (1911) (Jefferson County, New York)
Built 1911; Replaced 1959
Lost Bridge over Chaumont River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Highway 37 Bridge (Marin County, California)
Replaced in 1918
Lost Stringer bridge over Novato Creek on CA Highway 37
No longer exists

Latona Railroad Bridge (Temporary) (King County, Washington)
Built 1902; removed 1932
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lake Washington Canal on Seattle Electric Railway
No longer exists

MILW - Kinnickinnic River Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Replaced in 1898
Lost Stringer bridge over Kinnickinnic River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NWP - Gallinas Creek Bridge (Marin County, California)
Built 1917; Machinery removed 1947; Bridge replaced 2014
Pony plate girder hinged lift bridge over Gallinas Creek on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC - Harlem River Bascule Bridge (1867) (New York County, New York)
Built 1867; Replaced 1897
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Metro North RR
Replaced by a new bridge

NYC Sandusky Bay Bridge (Old) (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Built in ? :replaced maybe in 1980
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central RR
No longer exists

Sagamore Bridge (Older) (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
Replaced 1911
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Cape Cod Canal on US Highway 6
No longer exists

Southern - New Basin Canal Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Girder bridge over New Basin Canal on Southern Railway
Demolished

WC - Manitowoc River Bridge (Old) (Manitowoc County, Wisconsin)
Replaced in 1926
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Manitowoc River on Wisconsin Central RR
No longer exists

Wilson Cypress Co. - Wekiva River Bridge (Seminole County, Florida)
Built 1938
Concrete deck girder bridge over Wekiva River on Wilson Cypress Private RR
No longer exists