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Beach Lane Bridge (Old) (Suffolk County, New York)
Built 1895 ; replaced 1936Lost Bridge across the Quantuck Canal on Beach LaneNo longer exists
Black River Bridge (Pender County, North Carolina)
Built 1925Bridge over Black River on Route 210No longer exists
Borden Avenue Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1988; major repairs 2009-2010Retractable bridge over Dutch Kills on Borden Avenue in New YorkOpen to traffic
Carroll Street Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Built 1889Retractable bridge over Gowanus Canal on Carroll Street in New YorkOpen to traffic
Carrollton Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1838-39; Destroyed by a storm in 1873.Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Carrollton RoadDestroyed by severe weather
Estherwood Bridge (Acadia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1975Pontoon bridge over Bayou Plaquemine Brule on LA 91 at EstherwoodOpen to traffic
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1963, replaced by new six-lane floating bridge in 2016Pontoon bridge over Lake Washington on SR 520Replaced by a new bridge
Hennepin Canal Lock 2 Roller Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built between 1892-1907Steel stringer retractable roller bridge over Hennepin Canal Lock 2 on Hennpin Canal TrailOpen to pedestrians
Hood Canal Bridge (Kitsap County, Washington)
Built 1961, Sank 1979, Reopened 1982, East half replaced 2009Pontoon bridge over Hood Canal on WA 104Open to traffic
Miner Slough Bridge (1847) (Solano County, California)
Built in 1947: remove and replaced 1966Lost Bridge over Miner Slough on CA 84No longer exists
NH - Cohasset Narrows Drawbridge (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
Through truss bridge over Cohasset Narrows on New York New Haven & Hartford RalroadNo longer exists
Old Fort Niagara Gate of Five Nations (Niagara County, New York)
The original Gate of Five Nations was built by the French. It was named in honor of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. This gateway to the fort consisted of a wooden trestle, drawbridge and gatehouse,Timber bridgeExcellent
Summer Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1899, Rehabilitated 1918, 1952, 1959, 1967, 1990, and 1998.Retractile deck plate girder bridge over Fort Point Channel on Summer StreetOpen to traffic
Turner Cut Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Bridge over Turner Cut on McDonald RoadOpen to traffic
Warren Avenue Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Demolished 1962Lost Steel stringer bridge over Charles River on Warren AvenueRemoved but not replaced