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Historic Bridges: Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

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: 49

3rd Street Bridge
Lefty O'Doul Bridge
HSR

3rd Street Over China Basin in San Francisco: San Francisco County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 295 ft. Main Span: 143 ft. Roadway: 71.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Barrett and Hilp of San Francisco, California and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge has an extra section of roadway cantilevered out from one side of the bridge.

4th Street Bridge
Peter R. Maloney Bridge
HSR

4th Street Over China Basin in San Francisco: San Francisco County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 205 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Thomson Bridge Company of San Francisco, California and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge is an early and rare example of a Strauss vertical overhead counterweight type bascule.

Alamonster Avenue Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) and Former Alamonster Avenue Over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 282 ft. Main Span: 117 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge is one of three impressive Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges on this canal.

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Arlington Memorial Bridge
HSR

Memorial Avenue Over Potomac River in Washington: District of Columbia, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 2,057 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1932 By: Hunkin-Conkey Construction Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

The National Park Service chose to demolish and replace the main span of this bridge, one of the most beautiful and unique bascule spans in the world.

Ashtabula Railroad Bridge
HSR

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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Baltimore and Ohio Calumet River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Span: 235 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Only the counterweight and mechanical frame of this bridge remains after being hit by a boat in 1988.

Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 186 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This mature example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge has been abandoned in its raised position.

Bayou Plaquemine Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Bayou Plaquemine in Plaquemine: Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1921 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is a rare example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.

California Avenue Bridge
HSR

California Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 314 ft. Main Span: 224 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is a two-lane bascule bridge that no longer operates.

Cass Street Bridge
HSR

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.

Cedar Street Bridge
HSR

Cedar Street (McArthur Highway, IL-29 and IL-116) Over Illinois River in Peoria and East Peoria: Peoria County, Illinois and Tazewell County, Illinois, United States

Metal Cantilever 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,750 ft. Main Span: 296 ft. Roadway: 49.2 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Both structurally and aesthetically unique, this bridge was designed by a famous bridge engineer.

Chambers Bay Railroad Bridge
Bridge 14
HSR

Railroad (BNSF) Over Chambers Bay (Steilacoom Creek) in Steilacoom: Pierce County, Washington, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Direct Lift)

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 96 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This blend of bascule and lift technologies is the only surviving example of the unique patented Strauss direct lift bridge in the country!

Cherry Street Bridge
Ship Channel Bridge
HSR

Cherry Street Over Ship Channel in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This massive bridge is an extremely rare Canadian example of this noteworthy bascule design.

Cicero Avenue Bridge
HSR

Cicero Avenue (IL-50) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 304 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Roadway: 76 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge was originally designed with two truss lines, but a third line was added when the bridge was widened.

Congress Street Bridge
HSR

Congress Street Over Fort Point Channel in Boston: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule

Length: 547 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

One of several historic movable bridges in this area of Boston.

Darby Creek Railroad Bridges
HSR

Railroad (Conrail, Former Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Darby Creek in Ridley Park and Essington: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 283 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Two rare Strauss vertical overhead counterweight bascule bridges sit next to each other at this location.

Deering Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Metra Union Pacific North) Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 186 ft. Main Span: 145 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is an impressive and extremely massive railroad truss bridge.

Ferry Street Bridge
HSR

Ferry Street (Robert Rich Way) Over Black Rock Canal in Buffalo: Erie County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 225 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

A rare and unusual example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge.

First Street Bridge
HSR

First Street (Edwin H. Land Boulevard Southbound) Over Broad Canal in Cambridge: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 33 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1924 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is the older and more significant of two very similar Strauss overhead counterweight bascule bridges at this location.

Freeport Bridge
HSR

Freeport Bridge Road Over Sacramento River in Sacramento: Sacramento County, California and Yolo County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 653 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1929 By: C. J. Nystedt and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This heel-trunnion bascule bridge has towers that were designed to also function as substantial approach spans.

Illinois Central Little Calumet River Railroad Bridges
HSR

Railroad (Illinois Central) Over Little Calumet River in Riverdale: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion)

Length: 590 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Hidden inside the approach spans of this group of parallel truss bridges are bascule spans from an older era of this waterway.

Indiana Harbor Canal Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal) Over Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (East Chicago Canal) in East Chicago: Lake County, Indiana, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion)

Main Span: 90 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is the only example of a standard Strauss trunnion bascule with overhead counterweight in the Chicagoland area.

International Railroad Bridge
Sault Ste. Marie International Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Wisconsin Central) Over St. Marys River and Associated Canal System in Sault Ste. Marie: Chippewa County, Michigan and Algoma District, Ontario, Canada and United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 5,580 ft. Main Span: 369 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 9

Built 1887 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

Highlights of this complex of bridge spans include an 1895 swing span, Camelback trusses from 1887, a rare design of bascule from 1913, and a 1960 vertical lift span.

Isleton Bridge
HSR

CA-160 Over Sacramento River in Rural: Sacramento County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 624 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1923 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

With its two rare rainbow arch spans and a steel heel-trunnion truss bascule span, this is a unique combination of concrete and steel.

Jackknife Bascule Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) and Former Highway Over Kaministiquia River in Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal ,

Length: 374 ft. Main Span: 186 ft. Roadway: 29 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Alexander Charles Stewart and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

One of the most unique surviving Strauss bascule bridges in North America, this bridge originally had a highway deck over its railway deck.

Jackson Boulevard Bridge
HSR

Jackson Boulevard (Historic US-66) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 273 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

A very old deck truss style bascule bridges in Chicago and associated directly with prominent engineer Joseph Strauss.

Jacksonville Railroad Bridge
FEC Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Florida East Coast) Over St. Johns River in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,456 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is an outstanding example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge and also includes a variety of truss and plate girder approach spans.

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Johnson Street Bridge
Blue Bridge
HSR

Johnson Street (Pandora Avenue) Over Inner Harbour in Victoria: Capital District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 376 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1924 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

One of the most important movable bridges in Canada was demolished and replaced.

Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Abandoned Union Pacific) Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed

Length: 196 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1907 By: Toledo-Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

A record-setting bridge when built, this bridge was a pioneer in new bascule bridge designs and technology.

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La Salle Causeway Bridge
Kingston Bridge
HSR

Ontario Street (CR-2) Over Cataraqui River (Kingston Bay) in Kingston: Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 212 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1917 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This impressive bridge is a large and rare example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule.

Laurel Street Bridge
Fortune Street Bridge
HSR

Laurel Street Over Hillsborough River in Tampa: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 366 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 39.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: U. G. I. Contracting Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is an exceptional example of a Strauss overhead counterweight trunnion bascule bridge.

Lewis and Clark Bridge
Longview Bridge
HSR

WA-433 Over Columbia River, Dike Road, and West Port Way in Longview and Rainier: Cowlitz County, Washington and Columbia County, Oregon, United States

Metal Cantilever 29 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 5,478 ft. Main Span: 1,200 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1929 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This amazing bridge is noted as a work of famous engineer Joseph Strauss and for a record-breaking span length.

Matthiessen State Park Bridge 3
HSR

Park Path Over Deer Creek Gorge in Rural: La Salle County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 72 ft. Roadway: 4.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Roemheld and Gallery, and German-American Concrete Co. and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge is one of only two known surviving examples of a special concrete arch design by famous engineer Joseph Strauss

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Military Street Bridge
HSR

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.

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Annie Bridge, Bridge 8.04
HSR

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.

Paintersville Bridge
HSR

CA-160 Over Sacramento River in Rural: Sacramento County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 588 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1923 By: Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

With fixed through truss approach spans and an impressive main bascule span, this is a nice looking example of a significant bascule type.

Platt Street Bridge
HSR

Platt Street Over Hillsborough River in Tampa: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 421 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Roadway: 39.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 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 bridge is one of two rare Strauss under-deck counterweight bascule bridges in Tampa.

Pont Gauron (Gauron Bridge)
HSR

Avenue Dollard (Avenue Saint-Pierre) Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is one of the few Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges surviving in Canada today.

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Pont Lavigueur (Lavigueur Bridge)
Pont Bickell (Bickell Bridge), Pont Stadacona (Stadacona Bridge)
HSR

Rue de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres Over Rivière Saint-Charles in Québec City: Capitale-Nationale, Québec, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 195 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This former bascule bridge has had all of its bascule-related machinery and structure removed, but still retains significance as a riveted through truss.

Port Clinton Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and Amtrak) Over Portage River in Port Clinton: Ottawa County, Ohio, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Span: 118 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This unusual four track bascule bridge, the first of its kind, has plate girders that assist the truss.

Pretoria Bridge
HSR

Pretoria Avenue Over Rideau Canal in Ottawa: Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing-Height Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Direct Lift) and Approach Spans: Concrete Spread Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 200 ft. Main Span: 95 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1981 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This modern bridge lacks heritage value, but it does simulate important aspects of the previous unique vertical lift bridge at this location.

Prince George Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Fraser River in Rural: Fraser-Fort George District, British Columbia, Canada

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Direct Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,659 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 18.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

One of only two in North America, this is the only example in Canada of a patented Strauss direct-lift type vertical lift.

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Quincy Memorial Bridge
Quincy Soldier's Memorial Bridge
HSR

US-24 (Maine Street) Over Mississippi River in Quincy and West Quincy: Adams County, Illinois and Marion County, Missouri, United States

Metal Continuous 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 3,512 ft. Main Span: 628 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1930 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

An extremely large, unusual, and significant example of a continuous truss that is not a cantilever.

River Rouge Conrail Bridge
River Rouge New York Central Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over River Rouge in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 185 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This impressive 125 foot clear bascule span is difficult to photo.

Seabrook Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) and Former Hayne Boulevard (Highway Deck Removed) Over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 266 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge is one of three impressive Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges on this canal.

St. Charles Air Line Bridge
18th Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 220 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This bridge was the longest bascule bridge in the world when built, was moved once, and shortened during the move.

St. Claude Avenue Bridge
HSR

St. Claude Avenue (LA-46) Over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 137 ft. Main Span: 137 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This impressive Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge carries vehicular traffic on three different decks.

Steamboat Slough Bridge
HSR

CA-160 Over Steamboat Slough in Rural: Sacramento County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal ,

Length: 343 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1924 By: Nystedt and Isham and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is a good example of a Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridge with little alteration to the truss.

Zanesville Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Ohio Central Railroad) Over Muskingum River, Muskingum River Canal, and Linden Avenue in Zanesville: Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 756 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This rare Strauss bascule bridge is separated from a number of through truss approach spans by a short section of land.

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