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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: 33

Allanburg Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #11
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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RR-20 Over Welland Canal in Allanburg: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
One of the Welland Canal lift bridges, this bridge survived a collision with a freightor.
Bayou Black Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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LA-182 (Bayou Black Drive) (Old US-90 Alignment) Over Bayou Black in Rural: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 189 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1946 By: Robinson and Young of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Louisiana Highway Commission
This is a very unusual lightweight deck truss vertical lift bridge that has had all traces of its lift towers removed.
Benicia - Martinez Railroad Bridge
Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Carquinez Strait (Suisun Bay) in Martinez and Benicia: Contra Costa County, California and Solano County, California, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 5,620 ft. Main Span: 328 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Hardesty
This difficult to photograph historic bridge is a very long structure with a variety of span types and is sandwiched between two highway bridges..
Canal Street Railroad Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 458
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Amtrak, Metra Heritage Corridor, and Metra SouthWest Service) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Length: 388 ft. Main Span: 273 ft. Roadway: 19.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1915 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington
The heaviest vertical lift span when built, with 195 foot high towers, this is the only vertical lift near downtown Chicago.
Carter Road Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Carter Road Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Length: 559 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1939 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio
This structure has been severely altered.
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Chicago Great Western Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mississippi River in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 940 ft. Main Span: 192 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington
This bridge is an early surviving example of a Waddell and Harrington vertical lift bridge.
Clarence Street Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #21
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Clarence Street Over Welland Canal in Port Colborne: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Main Span: 240 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This is the southernmost bridge on the Welland Canal and an outstanding example of the vertical lift bridges used on the canal.
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Columbus Road Bridge
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Columbus Road Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 359 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ralph L. Harding of Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by Depression programs, this bridge retains excellent integrity and features an extremely rare incline.
Dain City Railway Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #17
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Railroad (Trillium Railway) Over Welland Canal (Abandoned) in Dain City: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This cool railroad vertical lift, serving a single set of tracks, is much more narrow than the highway bridges.
Delcambre Canal Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Louisiana and Delta Railroad) Over Delcambre Canal (Bayou Carlin) in Delcambre: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This is an early surviving and small scale example of a railroad vertical lift bridge.
Eagle Avenue Viaduct
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Eagle Avenue Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 296 ft. Main Span: 296 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Waddell and Hardesty
This is the oldest vertical lift in Cleveland, and was once part of a long viaduct.
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Forks Road Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #18
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Forks Road Over Welland Canal (Abandoned) in Dain City: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This bridge was once a vertical lift, but its towers were removed.
Georgia and Alabama Railroad Bridge
Omaha-Cottonton Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Seaboard Railway) Over Chattahoochee River in Cottonton and Omaha: Russell County, Alabama and Stewart County, Georgia, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This interesting vertical lift was only designed to raise a short distance.
Glendale Avenue Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #5
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Glendale Avenue Over Welland Canal in St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
An extensive photo-documentation of one of several beautiful and functional vertical lifts on Welland Canal.
Hawthorne Bridge
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Hawthorne Avenue Over Willamette River in Portland: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,383 ft. Main Span: 251 ft. Roadway: 43.6 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington
This attractive vertical lift bridge is noted as a very early surviving example of its type.
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Interstate Bridge
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I-5 Over Columbia River in Portland and Vancouver: Multnomah County, Oregon and Clark County, Washington, United States
Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 22 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,538 ft. Main Span: 531 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington
A bridge with complex history, this bridge is paired with a nearly identical 1958 bridge, and its 278.7 foot vertical lift span from 1917 today is out-spanned by a newer 1958 fixed truss span of 531.4 feet.
Lower Hack Bridge
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Railroad (New Jersey Transit Morristown Line) Over Hackensack River in Kearny and Jersey City: Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,480 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1928 By: Unknown and Harrington, Howard, and Ash
This is one of several vertical lift bridges in this area.
Main Street Bridge
John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge
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Main Street (US-1) Over St. Johns River in Jacksonville: Duval County, Florida, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,680 ft. Main Span: 365 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1941 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio
Designed with aesthetic appearance in mind, this is the largest vertical lift bridge in Florida.
Marion Street Bridge
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Marion Street Over Willamette River in Salem: Marion County, Oregon and Polk County, Oregon, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Deck Girder, Fixed (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 2,393 ft. Main Span: 252 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1953 By: Unknown and Glenn S. Paxson (Oregon State Highway Commission)
This riveted deck plate girder bridge was widened on one side with modern girders.
Mossdale Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Southern Pacific) Over San Joaquin River in Mossdale: San Joaquin County, California, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 526 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1942 By: Unknown
Although it no longer raises for boats, this is a good example of a fairly short span vertical lift bridge.
Murray Morgan Bridge
11th Street Bridge
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11th Street Over City Waterway (Thea Foss Waterway) in Tacoma: Pierce County, Washington, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,748 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington
This large vertical lift bridge on a 4 percent grade was rehabilitated and is a major preservation success story.
PATH Lift Bridge
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Railroad (Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)) Over Hackensack River in Kearny and Jersey City: Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,015 ft. Main Span: 332 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1928 By: Unknown
This is one of a unique group of vertical lift bridges in this area.
Pont ferroviaire du Canal de la Rive Sud (South Shore Canal Railway Bridge)
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Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over South Shore Canal (Canal de la Rive Sud) in Kahnawake: Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder,
Length: 595 ft. Main Span: 330 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: Unknown
This bridge is configured as a pair of vertical lift superstructures which were built to accommodate the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway at the same time.
Pont Larocque (Larocque Bridge)
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QC-132, QC-202 and Railroad (CSX) Over Canal de Beauharnois in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 3,159 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1957 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec
One of two vertical lift bridges built on this canal, this one is unique for its combined highway and railway deck.
Pont Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Bridge)
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Rue du Pont, Boulevard Pie-XII Over Canal de Beauharnois in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague: Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 3,182 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1957 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec
One of two vertical lift bridges built on this canal.
Steel Bridge
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OR-99W and Railroad (Southern Pacific) Over Willamette River in Portland: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 800 ft. Main Span: 211 ft. Roadway: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington
This unique double deck lift bridge has the ability to lift the lower deck only or both decks as needed.
Stillwater Lift Bridge
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MN-36 and WI-64 Over St. Croix River in Stillwater and Houlton: Washington County, Minnesota and St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,070 ft. Main Span: 144 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This bridge is both noteworthy as a long multi-span truss bidge, and as a good example of a lift bridge.
Tower Bridge
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M Street Over Sacramento River in Sacramento and West Sacramento: Sacramento County, California and Yolo County, California, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 738 ft. Main Span: 209 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1934 By: Consolidated Steel Company of Los Angeles, California and Alfred W. Eichler
This landmark lift bridge with its striking gold paint has strong Streamline Moderne art deco details and provides a gateway leading to and from the state Capitol.
Union Street Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Rail-Trail, Former Union Pacific Railroad) Over Willamette River in Salem: Marion County, Oregon and Polk County, Oregon, United States
Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,572 ft. Main Span: 134 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Waddell and Harrington
This impressive vertical lift railroad bridge has been beautifully preserved and converted for pedestrian use, and is a popular crossing now.
Upper Hackensack Lift Bridge
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Railroad (New Jersey Transit) Over Hackensack River in Lyndhurst and Secaucus: Hudson County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 723 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: Unknown
This mid 20th century bridge is located in a difficult to access combination of swampland and industrial development.
Welland Main Street Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge #13
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Westbound Main Street Over Welland Recreational Waterway in Welland: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Length: 232 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This large vertical lift bridge no longer raises for boats, but has a notable skew.
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White Kitchen Bridge
West Pearl River Bridge
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US-90 (Chef Menteur Highway) Over West Pearl River in White Kitchen: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 570 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: W. Horace Williams Company of New Orleans, Louisiana and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is an outstanding example of a through truss vertical lift bridge of small scale.
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Wittpenn Bridge
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Newark Avenue (NJ-7) Over Hackensack River in Kearny and Jersey City: Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,126 ft. Main Span: 206 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Harrington, Howard, and Ash and Sigvald Johannesson
This vertical lift bridge with its unique curved approach has been sentenced to the scrapyard despite its historic significance.

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