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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 9

3rd Street Bridge
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3rd Street Over Thames River in Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Railing Height Girder, Fixed
Length: 308 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 37.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1962 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
This is the newer and larger of two movable bridges in Chatham.
5th Street Bridge
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5th Street Over Thames River in Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Railing Height Girder, Fixed
Length: 253 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This bridge is an extremely rare Ontario example of a bridge designed by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Company!
Ashtabula Bridge
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Bridge Street (OH-531) Over Ashtabula River in Ashtabula: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Brown) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 223 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1925 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Wendell P. Brown of Cleveland, Ohio
This is one of the only surviving examples of a Brown type bascule bridge in the country, and it is in great condition!
Ashtabula Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Conrail) Over Ashtabula River in Ashtabula: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Span: 159 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This is an extremely early example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.
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Crook Point Bascule Bridge
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Railroad (Providence and Worcester Railroad) Over Seekonk River in Pawtucket: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 830 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1907 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
Abandoned in the raised position, this is one of the oldest surviving Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridges in the country.
Maestri Bridge
Watson-Williams Bridge, Pontchartrain Bridge, Five Mile Bridge
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US-11 (Pontchartrain Drive) Over Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana and St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule and Approach Spans: Concrete Curved T-Beam, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule
Length: 24,923 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1928 By: Ford, Bacon, and Davis and Modjeski and Masters
This extremely long bridge is so long that it includes two bascule spans, which is very unusual.
NX Bridge
Annie Bridge, Bridge 8.04
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Railroad (Conrail) Over Passaic River in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 440 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1922 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
Kept in its raised position, this is an abandoned but noteworthy example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.
Paw Paw River Railroad Bridge East
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Railroad (CSX) Over Paw Paw River in Benton Harbor: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 123 ft. Main Span: 46 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1915 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This is one of two small bascule railroad bridges in the city which no longer open and have had all mechanics removed.
Tom Adams Bridge
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Beach Road Over Lemon Bay (Intracoastal Waterway) in Englewood: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,006 ft. Main Span: 103 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1965 By: Unknown
This traditional 1960s welded girder bascule bridge has been altered by the replacement of the original bridgetender house.

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