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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: 91

10th Street Bridge
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10th Street Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 375 ft. Main Span: 190 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1958 By: Walter Toebe Company and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
This bascule bridge was built in the 1950s and has had its original railings replaced.
3rd Street Bridge
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3rd Street Over Gowanus Canal in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1905 By: Unknown and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This is one of two surviving rolling lift bascule bridges on this canal which are among the oldest such bridges in the country.
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!
7th Street Bridge
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7th Street (Erie Street) Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 273 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and J. A. L. Waddell
Take a tour of the inside of the only single leaf highway bascule bridge in Michigan, which was built in the 1930s.
Albee Road Bridge
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Albee Road Over Intracoastal Waterway in Nokomis: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 309 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1963 By: Unknown
This standard 1960s Florida bascule bridge continues to operate frequently for boats.
Alva Bridge
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Broadway Street Over Caloosahatchee River (Okeechobee Waterway) in Alva: Lee County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 547 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1969 By: Unknown
This is a traditional 1960s Florida bascule bridge.
Anna Maria Island Bridge
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FL-64 (Manatee Avenue) Over Sarasota Pass in Holmes Beach and Bradenton: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule
Length: 3,123 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1957 By: Unknown
This is a mid 20th century bascule span of standard design with extremely long approaches.
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Beckett Bridge
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North Spring Boulevard (Riverside Drive) Over Minetta Branch (Whitcomb Bayou) in Tarpon Springs: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 358 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1924 By: Unknown
This 1924 bridge had its approaches replaced in in 1956 but the incredibly tiny single leaf bascule span from 1924 remains.
Belding Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge
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M-44 / M-91 (Belding Road / State Street) Over Flat River / Mid-Michigan Railroad in Belding: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 414 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1950 By: L. A. Davidson of Saginaw, Michigan
This is a good example of a cantilevered deck plate girder, and it was rehabilitated by MDOT!
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Big Carlos Pass Bridge
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CR-865 (Bonita Beach Causeway, Estero Boulevard) Over Big Carlos Pass in Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Springs: Lee County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,685 ft. Main Span: 79 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1965 By: Unknown
This is a rare example of a single leaf highway bascule bridge in Florida.
Blossomland Bridge
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M-63 (Main Street) Over St. Joseph River in St. Joseph: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 713 ft. Main Span: 164 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1948 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
A rare example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge.
Bridge of Lions
Matanzas River Highway Bridge
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FL-A1A (Cathedral Place, Anastasia Boulevard) Over Matanzas River (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway) in St. Augustine: St. Johns County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,545 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)
This well-known bascule bridge with its beautiful design and long approach system was rehabilitated with a focus on appearance and function.
Brorein Street Bridge
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Brorein Street Over Hillsborough River in Tampa: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 318 ft. Main Span: 132 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: Paul Smith Construction Company of Tampa, Florida and Hedman, Hopkins and Horton
This is the youngest of the group of historic bascule bridges on this river in downtown Tampa.
Cass Street Bridge
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Cass Street Over Hillsborough River in Tampa: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 506 ft. Main Span: 115 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Tibbets, Pleasant, Green and Beckman, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Lakeside Bridge and Steel Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This attractive bridge is one of two rare Strauss under-deck trunnion bascule bridges in Tampa.
Castlegar Robson Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Columbia and Western Railway) Over Columbia River in Castlegar: Central Kootenay District, British Columbia, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 704 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1902 By: Unknown
This swing bridge mounted on a tall stone pier is an indication that tall boats once used this river.
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Causton Bluff Bridges
Islands Expressway Bridges
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Islands Expressway Over Wilmington River in Savannah: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 804 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1963 By: Unknown
This pair of bascule bridges are similar in appearance, but not identical, and one has older girders which were moved and reused here.
Charlevoix Bridge
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US-31 (Michigan Avenue / Bridge Street) Over Pine River in Charlevoix: Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 223 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1948 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
A classic Michigan plate girder bascule bridge with unusual altered guardrails.
Cheboygan Bridge
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US-23 (State Street) Over Cheboygan River in Cheboygan: Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 155 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: W. J. Storen Company of Detroit, Michigan and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
This is a tiny double-leaf bascule bridge that was built in 1940.
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Cherry Street Bridge
Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge
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Cherry Street (Main Street) Over Maumee River and Water Street in Toledo: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,199 ft. Main Span: 204 ft. Roadway: 64 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: Toledo Bridge and Crane Company of Toledo, Ohioand Kettler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and Osborn Engineering Company of Cleveland, Ohio, Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois, and Ralph Modjeski
A major engineering achievement when completed, today only the arch approach spans of this bridge are original.
Chicago and Illinois Western Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Chicago and Western Indiana) Over Collateral Channel (Canal Slip) in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rall)
Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Theodor Rall
One of only a few examples of a Rall bascule bridge in the entire country, and the only one in Chicago.
Chickamauga Dam Access Road Bridge
North Channel Greenway Drive Bridge
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North Channel Greenway Drive (Chickamauga Dam Access Road) Over North Chickamauga Creek in Chattanooga: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1940 By: Unknown
This bridge serves an access road for the Chickamauga Dam, and was built at the same time as the dam.
Corey Causeway
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FL-693 (Pasadena Avenue and 75th Avenue) Over Intracoastal Waterway in St. Petersburg: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam),
Length: 950 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Roadway: 28.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1961 By: Unknown
This bridge was built as a pair of bascule bridges sitting beside each other.
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Cortez Bridge
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Cortez Road (FL-684) Over Sarasota Pass in Bradenton Beach and Cortez: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 2,616 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: Unknown
This bascule bridge features riveted plate girders and a long approach system.
Desjardins Canal Railway Bridge
Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Spur Bridge
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Railroad (Go Transit) Over Desjardins Canal in Hamilton: Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 5
Built 1897 By: Unknown
This bridge with its central variable depth girder span and interesting steel bent supports passes directly under another heritage bridge.
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Deweyville Bridge
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LA-12 and TX-12 Over Sabine River in Deweyville: Newton County, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 327 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Forcum-James Company of Dyersburg, Tennessee and Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Louisiana Highway Commission
This rare variable depth deck plate girder swing bridge is slated for demolition and replacement!
Duperior Bridge
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Duperior Avenue (LA-86, Bridge Street) Over Bayou Teche in New Iberia: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 241 ft. Main Span: 74 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1941 By: Vincennes Steel Corporation of Vincennes, Indiana (Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana) and Louisiana Highway Commission
In a state known for swing and lift bridges on its highways, this handsome double-leaf bascule bridge stands out as rare.
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Farmington Bridge
Iowa Bridge Number 50270
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IA-2 Over Des Moines River in Farmington: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 792 ft. Main Span: 144 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1948 By: Unknown
A large, multi-span representative example of a standard plan haunched girder bridge in Iowa.
Ferry Street Bridge
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Ferry Street Over Quinnipiac River in New Haven: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 431 ft. Main Span: 124 ft. Roadway: 43 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Unknown
This bascule bridge is noteworthy as a product of Depression era relief programs, and also for its unique architectural details.
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FL-105 Sisters Creek Bridge
Heckscher Drive Bridge
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FL-105 (Heckscher Drive) Over Sisters Creek in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 756 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1952 By: Unknown
This traditional example of a plate girder bascule bridge has been replaced by a mundane fixed high level bridge.
Fort Road Bridge
MN-5 Bridge
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MN-5 (Fort Road, 7th Street) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Hennepin County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,199 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 7
Built 1961 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri
This is a large continuous high level deck plate girder.
Franklin Street Bridge
LaPorte County Bridge 505
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Franklin Street Over Trail Creek in Michigan City: La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion)
Length: 213 ft. Main Span: 182 ft. Roadway: 35.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Roberts Supply Company of Lima, Ohio and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This significant Sherzer rolling lift is the only remaining historic highway bascule bridge in the entire state of Indiana.
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier
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Pedestrian Walkway (Abandoned Alignment of FL-A1A, Heckscher Drive) Over Nassau Sound in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida and Nassau County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 3,413 ft. Main Span: 174 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1948 By: Unknown
This swing bridge and its long approach system was bypassed and preserved as a fishing pier and pedestrian walkway.
Grand Haven Bascule Bridge
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US-31 Over Grand River in Grand Haven and Ferrysburg: Ottawa County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 693 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 78.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1960 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
A very large 1960 bascule bridge that carries heavy US-31 traffic.
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I-30 Little Rock Bridge
I-30 Arkansas River Bridge
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I-30 Over Arkansas River in Little Rock: Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Metal Cantilever Pin and Hanger Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 3,040 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Roadway: 95 ft. Main Spans: 8
Built 1958 By: Unknown
This bridge is noted for its arched riveted girders and as a large scale pin and hanger cantilever style bridge.
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I-94 / I-69 Black River Bridge
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I-69 / I-94 Over Black River and Riverside Drive in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 766 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Roadway: 56.8 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1950 By: Fry and Cain / Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department
Predating the interstate highway system, this bridge was a rare Michigan example of a cantilevered plate girder with a suspended span.
I-96 Grand River Bridge
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I-96 Over Grand River and Market Street in Near Portland: Ionia County, Michigan, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 414 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Roadway: 35.4 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1959 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department
This pair of identical bridges are good examples of cantilever deck plate girder bridges in Michigan.
Indian Rocks Beach Bridge
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FL-688 (Walsingham Road) Over Intracoastal Waterway in Indian Rocks Beach: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 458 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1958 By: Unknown
This standard 1950s Florida bascule bridge was paired with another bascule span in 1999 to form a one-way couplet.
Kennedy Boulevard Bridge
Lafayette Street Bridge
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Kennedy Boulevard (FL-60) Over Hillsborough River in Tampa: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 322 ft. Main Span: 121 ft. Roadway: 59.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: Edwards Construction Company of Tampa, Florida and Boller, Hodge, and Baird of New York, New York, Owego Bridge Company of Owego, New York, and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This is an early surviving Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge also noted for its concrete arch approach spans.
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Kerwood Road Bridge
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Kerwood Road Over Au Sable River in Rural: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1964 By: Unknown
A large deck plate girder built in the 1960s.
LaBelle Bridge
LaBelle Draw
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FL-29 (Bridge Street) Over Caloosahatchee River (Okeechobee Waterway) in LaBelle: Hendry County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 502 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: Unknown
This deck plate girder bascule bridge is noted for its riveted construction.
Lafayette Avenue East Channel Bridge Substructure
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Lafayette Avenue (M-84 and M-13) Over East Channel Saginaw River in Bay City: Bay County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 508 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Owen-Ames-Kimball Company and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
The entire superstructure of this bridge was demolished and replaced, but the substructure and bridge tender house remains.
Lawe Street Bridge
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Lawe Street Over Fox River Navigation Canal in Appleton: Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule
Length: 77 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1954 By: McMullen and Pitz Construction Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and McMahon Engineering Company of Menasha, Wisconsin and M. B. Coifman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This is a small bascule bridge noted for its single leaf design, since most highway bascule bridges are double-leaf.
Lechmere Viaduct
East Cambridge Viaduct
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Railroad (MBTA Green Line) Over Charles River and Various Roads in Cambridge and Boston: Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,700 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins of Boston, Massachusetts
This large bridge has a rare and early Strauss trunnion bascule span, and equally significant ribbed concrete arch approach spans.
Longboat Key Bridge
Longboat Pass Bridge
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FL-789 (Gulf of Mexico Drive) Over Longboat Pass in Longboat Key: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 2,129 ft. Main Span: 81 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1957 By: Unknown
This bascule bridge with long approaches is noted for its riveted girders and single leaf design.
Longstreet Bridge
General James Longstreet Memorial Bridge
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Cleveland Highway (US-129 and GA-11) Over Lake Lanier (Chattahoochee River) in Gainesville: Hall County, Georgia, United States
Metal Continuous 12 Panel Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 824 ft. Main Span: 153 ft. Roadway: 25.6 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1957 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Patchen and Zimmerman of Augusta Georgia
This unusual continuous plate girder with its distinctive arched girders won an award from the American Institute of Steel Construction for beauty.
Louisville Avenue Bridge
Lea Joyner Bridge
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Louisville Avenue (US-80, and LA-15) Over Ouachita River in Monroe: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,170 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1936 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana and Stevens Brothers of St. Paul, Minnesota and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois and Louisiana Highway Commission
This spectacular bascule bridge is noted for its bridgetender houses and also for its deck truss approach spans.
M-14 Bridge
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M-14 and Business US-23 Over Huron River, Barton Drive, and Railroad in Ann Arbor: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 917 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 84 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1956 By: Unknown
This bridge is a long structure that has an MSHD standard design cantilever deck plate girder system for the main spans.
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M-20 Bridge
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M-20 (Isabella Street) Over Tittabawassee River in Midland: Midland County, Michigan, United States
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 672 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 64 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1955 By: R. C. Mahon Company of Detroit, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department
This bridge was a long structure that had an MSHD standard design cantilever deck plate girder system for the main spans.
M-26 West Branch Firesteel River Bridge
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M-26 Over West Branch Firesteel River in Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 270 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1952 By: Unknown and Michigan State Highway Department
One of several examples of a Michigan cantilevered haunched deck plate girder in this area.
M-38 Bridge
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M-38 Over West Branch Firesteel River in Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 31 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1958 By: Jackson Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department
An example of a Michigan standard riveted haunched deck plate girder with cantilevers and a suspended span.
Manasota Key Bridge
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Manasota Beach Road (CR-774) Over Intracoastal Waterway in Manasota: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 614 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1964 By: Unknown
This is a standard 1960s Florida bascule bridge and it is unaltered from its original design.
Manistee Swing Bridge
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Railroad (Marquette Rail) Over Manistee River in Manistee: Manistee County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 312 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1939 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This functioning plate girder swing bridge is an unusual sight in Michigan.
Maple Street Bridge
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Maple Street Over Manistee River in Manistee: Manistee County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 286 ft. Main Span: 126 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1964 By: Brown Brothers of Lansing, Michigan and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
A traditional but late example of a riveted deck plate girder bascule bridge.
Memorial Bridge
US-31 Manistee Bridge
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US-31 (Cleveland Street / Cypress Street) Over Manistee River in Manistee: Manistee County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 316 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: Strom Construction Company and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This impressive bridge is one of the best preserved and ornately decorated bascule bridges in Michigan.
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Military Street Bridge
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Military Street (BL 69/94) Over Black River in Port Huron: St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion)
Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 83 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: Detroit Bridge and Steel Works of River Rouge, Michigan and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This page includes a tour of the replacement bascule bridge to compare to the historic 7th Street Bridge also in Port Huron.
Mission Street Bridge East
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Mission Street Over Gomer Street and Greeley Street in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 225 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1939 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Edward Kean and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
This is one of two very similar bridges on this street, noted for their attractive arched, riveted girders and decorative railing.
Mission Street Bridge West
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Mission Street Over 21st Street in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 394 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1939 By: Booth and Flinn Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
This is one of two very similar bridges on this street, noted for their attractive arched, riveted girders and decorative railing.
Newaygo Centennial Bridge
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Evergreen Drive (M-37 and M-82) Over Muskegon River in Newaygo: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 555 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 51 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1952 By: L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department
This bridge is an example of a highway department bridge design used for larger crossings.
NY-131 Grasse River Bridge
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NY-131 Over Grasse River (Grass River) in Massena: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Metal Cantilever Pin and Hanger Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 614 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1956 By: Unknown and New York State Department of Public Works
This is a good, multi-span example of a variable depth deck plate girder bridge with a cantilever pin and hanger design.
Ocean Avenue Bridge
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Ocean Avenue (CR-18) Over Shark River in Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 339 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This bridge is an altered example of a patented variety of fixed trunnion bascule bridge, also noted for its approach span system.
Oceana Drive Bridge
Old US-31 Bridge
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Oceana (Old US-31) Over Pentwater River in Hart: Oceana County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 270 ft. Main Span: 102 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1954 By: Gene Fewell and Michigan State Highway Department
This bridge is noteworthy in Michigan for its span length and importance as a crossing for the local area.
Olde Oneida Street Bridge
Oneida Street Bridge
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Olde Oneida Street Over Fox River Navigation Canal in Appleton: Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 128 ft. Main Span: 88 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: La Crosse Dredging Corporation of Chicago, Illinois and Fenner-Brey Engineering of Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Charles W. Yoder and Associates of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This is a small bascule bridge noted for its single leaf design, since most highway bascule bridges are double-leaf.
Ortega River Bridge
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FL-211 (San Juan Avenue and Grand Avenue) Over Ortega River (McGirts Creek) in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,143 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1928 By: American Bascule Bridge Company of Pensacola, Florida and A. Bentley and Sons of Toledo, Ohio and T. B. Carrick
This very small double leaf bascule span has a very long series of low-level approach spans.
Paines Railroad Bridge
Tittabawassee River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over Tittabawassee River in Paines: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
An unusual railroad plate girder swing bridge, that has not operated for an eternity.
Parry Bridge
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Keil Drive Over Thames River in Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf 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 1955 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
One of three riveted rolling lift bascule bridges in Chatham that no longer operate for boats.
Peterson Bridge
M-37 Pine River Bridge
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M-37 (Grandview Highway) Over Pine River in Rural: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 325 ft. Main Span: 122 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1947 By: Walter Toebe Company and Michigan State Highway Department
A large, high-level deck plate girder bridge.
Port Clinton Bridge
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OH-163 (Lakeshore Drive, Monroe Street) Over Portage River in Port Clinton: Ottawa County, Ohio, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 344 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: A. Bentley and Sons of Toledo, Ohio and R. C. Mahon Company of Detroit, Michigan and Ohio State Highway Department
This is a beautiful, well-decorated, and rare example of a highway bascule bridge in Ohio.
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Racine Street Bridge
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Racine Street Over Fox River in Menasha: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 818 ft. Main Span: 108 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1952 By: Unknown
Like so many of Wisconsin's historic highway bridges, this unusual bascule bridge was demolished and replaced.
Radetzkybrücke (Radetzky Bridge)
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Uraniastraße Over Wien River (Wienfluss) in Vienna (Wien): Vienna (Wien), Austria (Österreich)
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 76.7 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1900 By: Unknown and Josef Hackhofer and Friedrich Ohmann
One of several beautiful and ornate bridges on this river, this bridge stands out with its arched girders.
Rita Bridge
Lockport Swing Bridge
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LA-665 Over Bayou Lafourche in Lockport: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 212 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This swing bridge features a graceful variable depth deck plate girder for its superstructure.
Sherbourne Street Bridge
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Sherbourne Street Over Rosedale Valley Road in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1952 By: Unknown
This is a high level riveted deck plate girder bridge.
Shoreacres Bridge
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BC-3A Over Slocan River in Shoreacres: Central Kootenay District, British Columbia, Canada
Metal Cantilever Pin and Hanger Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 402 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1962 By: Western Bridge Company of Vancouver, British Columbia and Choukalos, Woodburn, and McKenzie
This bridge is noted for its lack of alteration, arch-shaped girders, and cantilever design.
Siesta Key Bridge
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Stickney Point Road (FL-72) Over Intracoastal Waterway in Siesta Key: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 564 ft. Main Span: 117 ft. Roadway: 28.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1968 By: Unknown
Although not a particularly old bascule bridge, this is noted for its design as a pair of bascule spans.
Talbot and Kenmawr Avenue Ramp Bridges
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Talbot and Kenmawr Avenue Ramps Over West Braddock Avenue and Fleet Street in Rankin: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 552 ft. Main Span: 136 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1951 By: Unknown and Allegheny County Department of Public Works
This pair of bridges offer unusual construction details as they serve their purpose of providing an approach to the Rankin Bridge entrance.
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
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I-66 and US-50 (Curtis Memorial Parkway) Over Potomac River in Washington and Arlington: District of Columbia and Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Rigid-Frame,
Length: 1,616 ft. Main Span: 222 ft. Roadway: 84 ft. Main Spans: 8
Built 1964 By: McCloskey and Company
This large bridge is noted for its arched, riveted girders which feature a pin and hanger cantilever design.
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Tierra Verde Bridge
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FL-679 (Pinellas Bayway) Over Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg and Tierra Verde: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,386 ft. Main Span: 136 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1961 By: Unknown
This largely unaltered riveted plate girder bascule was replaced with a fixed high level bridge.
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.
Tom Stuart Causeway Bridge
Welch Causeway Bridge
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FL-666 (150th Avenue) Over Intracoastal Waterway (Boca Ciega Bay) in Madeira Beach: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 751 ft. Main Span: 141 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1962 By: Unknown
This 1960s bascule bridge is a standard design, but has a replaced bridgetender house.
Tupperville Bridge
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Tupperville Road Over Sydenham River in Tupperville: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)
Length: 276 ft. Main Span: 87 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1965 By: Dean Construction Company
This is the only known highway swing bridge in the area, it no longer operates today.
Turntable Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned) Over Black River in Rural: Sanilac County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1926 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This fascinating bridge's main span is a reused railroad turntable!
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Union Street Bridge
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Union Street Over Gowanus Canal in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 107 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1905 By: Unknown and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This is one of two surviving rolling lift bascule bridges on this canal which are among the oldest such bridges in the country.
US-12 St. Joseph River Bridge
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US-12 (Pulaski Highway) Over St. Joseph River in Near Niles: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 480 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 60.4 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1954 By: L. W. Lamb Company of Jackson, Michigan and Michigan State Highway Department
This bridge is actually two large plate girder bridges side by side.
US-45 East Branch Ontonagon River Bridge
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US-45 Over East Branch Ontonagon River in Rural: Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States
Metal Continuous Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 384 ft. Main Span: 144 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1958 By: Jackson Construction Company and Michigan State Highway Department
An example of a haunched deck plate girder designed by the Michigan State Highway Department.
Venice Avenue Bridge
Colonel George Kumpe Bridge
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Venice Avenue (CR-772) Over Intracoastal Waterway in Venice: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,169 ft. Main Span: 145 ft. Roadway: 28 ft.
Built 1966 By: Unknown
This is a standard plan 1960s welded steel bascule bridge with long approaches.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
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M-25 Over Saginaw River in Bay City: Bay County, Michigan, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 854 ft. Main Span: 185 ft. Roadway: 55.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This bridge is a traditional mid-20th Century bascule bridge in Michigan and also features a significant approach system..
Wandsworth Bridge
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A217 (Wandsworth Bridge Road) Over River Thames in London: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 650 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1940 By: Holloway Brothers of London, England and Thomas Peirson Frank
This is a riveted deck plate girder bridge noted for its graceful curves and unusual cantilever design.
Williams Creek Railroad Bridge
Two Arch Bridge
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Railroad (Whitewater Valley Railroad) Over Williams Creek in Rural: Fayette County, Indiana, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built 1917 By: Unknown
An exceedingly rare American example of a uniformly curved top chord plate girder.
Wilson Pigott Bridge
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FL-31 Over Caloosahatchee River (Okeechobee Waterway) in Fort Myers Shores: Lee County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 778 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1960 By: Unknown
This 1960 bascule bridge carries traffic on a busy road.
Wrightsville Beach Bridge
C. Heide Trask Memorial Bridge
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US-74 and US-76 (Eastwood Road) Over Intracoastal Waterway in Wrightsville Beach Bridge: New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 731 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 56.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: Unknown and L.O. Hopkins of Nashville, Tennessee
This is a large example of a plate girder bascule bridge and it is noted for its innovative machinery.
進開橋 (Shinkai Bridge) (しんかいばし)
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Meiji-dori Avenue Over Onagi River (小名木川) in Tokyo (東京): Kōtō (江東区), Tokyo (東京), Japan (日本)
Metal Cantilever Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 145 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is a riveted cantilever deck plate girder bridge.

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