Rigid Connected Tower Vertical Lift
View Exhibit mapRigid connected tower lift bridges are either a truss or girders between two towers.
Bayou La Batre Bridge (Mobile County, Alabama)
Built 1984Vertical lift bridge over Bayou La Batre on AL 188 in Grand BayOpen to traffic
Bayou LaCarpe LA 661 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964Vertical lift bridge over Bayou LaCarpe on LA 661 in HoumaOpen to traffic
Bayou Pierre Part Bridge (Assumption Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1988Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Pierre Part on Lee Drive in Pierre PartOpen to traffic
Bayou Teche LA 3361 Bridge (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 3361 in Breaux BridgeOpen to traffic
Bayou Teche LA 350 Bridge (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1950Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Teche on LA 350Open to traffic
Bayou Terrebonne LA 3087 Bridge (1965) (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1965; Closed 2011; Replaced with new bridge 2013Lost vertical lift bridge over Bayou Terrebonne on Prospect Blvd. (LA 3087) in HoumaReplaced by new bridge
Bayou Terrebonne LA 58 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1963Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Terrebonne on LA 58 in MontegutOpen to traffic
Bayou Vermilion LA 14 Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1938Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 14 at AbbevilleOpen to traffic
Bayou Vermilion LA 182 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1981Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 182 (Pinhook Rd) in LafayetteOpen to traffic
Bayou Vermilion LA 733 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Vermilion on LA 733 in LafayetteOpen to traffic
Bayou Vermilion LA 92 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1948Vertical lift bridge over the Bayou Vermilion on LA 92 at MiltonOpen to traffic
Bullards Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1952Vertical lift bridge over Coquille River on US 101Open to traffic
Buquet Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1976Vertical lift bridge over Grand Caillou Bayou on Falgout Canal RoadOpen to traffic
Caddo Lake Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1914; lift mechanism disabled in the 1940s; replacement bridge built 1994; rehabilitated and reopened as a pedestrian bridge in 1995Vertical lift bridge over Caddo Lake on LA 538 at MooringsportOpen to pedestrians only
Combon Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1990Vertical lift bridge over Grand Caillou Bayou on Combon Bridge Road just off LA 57Open to traffic
CRCX - Paulsboro Draw (New) (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Opened to service Feb. 2015Pony plate girder vertical lift bridge over Mantua Creek on CRCXOpen to traffic
CSX - Anacostia River Bridge (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1892, rebuilt 1972; partially collapsed in Nov. 2007 when runaway coal train derailed on bridge; repaired and put back into service.Pony/through plate girder bridge over Anacostia River on Conrail/CSX RROpen to traffic
CSX - Cooper River Bridge (Berkeley County, South Carolina)
Built 1943Through truss Bridge over Cooper River on CSX RROpen to traffic
CSX - Rantowles Creek Bridge (Charleston County, South Carolina)
Built 1925;Girder bridge over Rantowles Creek on Atlantic Coast Line RailroadOpen to traffic
DL&W - Morris & Essex Canal Bridge (Passaic County, New Jersey)
Lost Deck plate girder lift bridge over Morris & Essex Canal on Delaware Lackawanna & Western RRNo longer exists
FEC - Port Mayaca Drawbridge (Martin County, Florida)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over St. Lucie Canal on South Central Florida Express (formerly the South Central Florida Railroad)Open to traffic
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
Fourth Street Bridge (Auglaize County, Ohio)
Built 1901Lost Lift bridge over the Miami & Erie Canal on 4th Street in MinsterNo longer exists
Golden Meadow Lift Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1970Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308 in Golden MeadowOpen to traffic
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
Lake City Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana. Replaced by a four-lane bridge in 1998.Abandoned vertical-lift bridge over St. Francis River on AR 18 at Lake CityBridge demolished except for the main lift span, which has been relocated slightly and preserved
Lake Pend Oreille Bridge (Bonner County, Idaho)
Built 1908-10, removed 1934Timber stringer and lift bridge over Lake Pond Oreille on WagonReplaced by a new bridge
Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee RoadOpen to traffic
LDRR - Delcambre Canal Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1910 by the American Bridge Co.Draw bridge over Delcambre Canal on the Louisiana & Delta RailroadOpen to traffic
Le Pont D'or Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1993Bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 649Open to traffic
Mantua Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1935Vertical lift bridge over Mantua Creek on NJ 44 in PaulsboroOpen to traffic
Moss Bluff Drawbridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968Vertical lift bridge over West Fork Calcasieu River on LA 378 in Moss BluffOpen to traffic
Murray Morgan Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Opened Feb. 15, 1913; rehabilitated 1957; closed 2007; rehabilitated 2012-3Vertical lift bridge over Foss Waterway on E. 11th Street in TacomaOpen to traffic
NS - Iron Curtain Bridge (1956) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1956Warren through truss with all verticals lift bridge over Cuyahoga River on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
Old River Canal LA 15 Bridge (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1965Vertical lift bridge over Old River Nav. Canal on LA 15Open to traffic
Oldmans Creek Bridge (Salem County, New Jersey)
Built 1936; altered 1968ca; rehabilitated 1996Vertical lift bridge over Oldmans Creek on US 130Open to traffic
Panhandle Road Bridge (Grays Harbor County, Washington)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1985Vertical lift bridge over East Fork Hoquiam River on Panhandle Road in HoquiamOpen to traffic
Point Pleasant Canal Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Built 1972Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 13 in Point PleasantOpen to traffic
Puentelevadizo Laguna de Lobina (Culebra, Puerto Rico)
Built 1979; rehabilitated 2010;Bailey pony truss vertical lift bridge over Laguna de Lobina on PR 250Open to traffic; lift no longer in use
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
SAL - Ogeechee River Bridge (Bryan County, Georgia)
Built 1926Lost Deck girder bridge over Ogeechee River on SAL RRAbandoned, with main span removed
South Lafourche Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1972Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 308S in GallianoOpen to traffic
Vilano Beach Bridge (Old) (St. Johns County, Florida)
Built 1949; Replaced 1995; East approach remains as a pier.Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Tolomato River on State Route A1A Coastal HighwayReplaced by a new bridge
Willow Avenue Bridge (1964) (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1964; Replaced through-truss swing bridge; rehabilitated 1987 and 2010; currently on list to be replacedThrough truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on River Road/Willow Avenue/Whiskey Island DriveOpen to traffic
Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (1925) (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1925, replacing earlier Swing bridge on the same site. Replaced 1984Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River (US Army Corps of Engineers Canal) on Wisconsin Avenue / Island Street (now part of Wisconsin Avenue)Replaced by new bridge
Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (1984) (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1984Vertical lift bridge over US Government Canal Fox River on Wisconsin Avenue in KaukaunaOpen to traffic