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Historic Bridges: Bobtail

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: 11

135th Street Bridge
Romeoville Bridge / Romeo Road Swing Bridge
HSR

135th Street Over Des Plaines River in Romeoville: Will County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 302 ft. Main Span: 204 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

This magnificent and large swing bridge was relocated and is the last remaining highway swing bridge in the area.

Burnham Bridge
Menominee River Canal Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Menominee River Canal in Milwaukee: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

One of three nationally significant and rare bobtail swing bridges in the city.

Cherry Avenue Bridge
Bridge Number Z-2
HSR

Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad) and Non-Motorized Walkway Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 230 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This extremely rare bobtail swing bridge, restored and open to the non-motorized traffic, is the most unusual and significant swing bridge in Cook County.

Gairlochy Bridge
HSR

B8004 Over Caledonian Canal in Gairlochy: Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Sir William Arrol and Company of Glasgow, Scotland

This is a small plate girder bobtail swing bridge of standard design.

Junction Swing Bridge
HSR

Merchants Road Over Cumberland Basin in Bristol: South West, England, United Kingdom

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 150 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: William Cowlin & Son of Bristol, England and John Lysaght and Company of Bristol, England

This is a riveted through plate girder swing bridge with a bobtail design.

X
Kennebunkport Bridge
Mathew J. Lanigan Bridge
HSR

ME-9 (Western Avenue) Over Kennebunk River in Kennebunkport: York County, Maine, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 110 ft. Main Span: 52 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This is a good and increasingly rare surviving example of a plate girder swing bridge in Maine.

Lemont Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lemont: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)

Length: 399 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A beautiful 1898 railroad rim-bearing turntable swing bridge is one of a few of swing bridges remaining on the canal.

Manistee Swing Bridge
HSR