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Total Bridges Found: 47

Abbeville Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge
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LA-14 (Pere Megret Street) Over Bayou Vermilion (Vermilion River) in Abbeville: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 241 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Unknown and Louisiana Department of Highways
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Baring Cross Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Arkansas River in Little Rock: Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Metal 12 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,100 ft. Main Span: 340 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1929 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
The location of the first bridge over the Arkansas River, this railroad bridge has a long history, and today only the approach spans date to 1929.
Beaux Bridge
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LA-336-1 (Bridge Street, Former LA-43) Over Bayou Teche in Beaux Bridge: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 281 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1951 By: J. P. Ewin, Inc, of Mobile Alabama and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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Bridgeport Bridge
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US-130 Over Raccoon Creek in Bridgeport: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 285 ft. Main Span: 86 ft. Roadway: 52.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Unknown and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This is the widest and only skewed example of three historic vertical lift bridges in the area.
Broussard Road Bridge
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LA-733 (Broussard Road) Over Bayou Vermilion (Vermilion River) in Lafayette: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 258 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1951 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Burlington Canal Lift Bridge
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Beach Boulevard (Eastport Drive) Over Burlington Canal in Burlington and Hamilton: Halton Region, Ontario and Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Span: 380 ft. Roadway: 65 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1962 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and C. C. Parker and Associates of Hamilton, Ontario
Although a late example of its type, this landmark bridge has a very long lift span.
Calumet River Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railroad Bridge
Bridge 710
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Railroad (Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Span: 242 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1974 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This may not be the oldest of vertical lift bridges in Chicago, but its bright red paint and interesting shape make this an attractive gateway into Lake Michigan!
Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridges
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Railroad (Various) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Roadway: 31.25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
Once a group of five bridges, the three remaining impressive vertical lifts are excellent examples of Waddell and Harrington vertical lift bridges.
Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Mass Coastal Railroad) Over Cape Cod Canal in Buzzards Bay: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 806 ft. Main Span: 544 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1935 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff and Douglas of New York City, New York
This enormous vertical lift bridge had the longest lift span in the world for many years and is also noted for its ornamental detailing.
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
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US-76, US-421, and US-17 Over Cape Fear River in Wilmington: New Hanover County, North Carolina and Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Metal 12 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 3,033 ft. Main Span: 408 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1969 By: Bowers Construction Company
Although built in 1969, this bridge is significant as the only known vertical lift bridge in North Carolina.
Chandler Bridge
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Coos River Highway Over Coos River in Rural: Coos County, Oregon, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 966 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1952 By: Unknown and Glenn S. Paxson (Oregon State Highway Commission)
This is an unusual small-scale vertical lift bridge, and the lift span is visually overpowered by the larger through truss approach spans.
Claiborne Avenue Bridge
Judge Seeber Bridge
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Claiborne Avenue (LA-39) Over Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,535 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Roadway: 54 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1957 By: Boh Brothers Construction Company of New Orleans, Louisiana and Louisiana Department of Highways (Sidney Poleynard)
This vertical lift bridge which also includes a long approach system stands out in Louisiana for its large size.
Cuyahoga River Bridge #1
The Iron Curtain
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern and Amtrak) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 265 ft. Main Span: 265 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri
This bridge is the last bridge on the Cuyahoga before it enters Lake Erie.
Flats Industrial Railroad Bridge
Cuyahoga River Bridge #8
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Railroad (Flats Industrial Railroad) Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1953 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri
This bridge is one of several vertical lifts in Cleveland.
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Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific, Former Southern Pacific) Over Oakland Estuary in Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 25.6 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1951 By: Judson Pacific Murphy Company
This attractive lift bridge has very slender towers.
Harry S. Truman Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Missouri River in Rural: Jackson County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,577 ft. Main Span: 417 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1945 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorff of Kansas City, Missouri
This is a later example of a riveted vertical lift bridge, and a rare steel bridge completed during World War II.
Hastings Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Mississippi River in Hastings: Dakota County, Minnesota and Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Metal 12 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,755 ft. Main Span: 324 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This bridge had a swing main span that was demolished and replaced in 1981, but the approach truss span remains original and noteworthy.
Houghton Hancock Bridge
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
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US-41 (M-26) and Rail-Trail Over Portage Lake (Keweenaw Waterway) in Houghton and Hancock: Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,310 ft. Main Span: 269 ft. Roadway: 53.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Hazelet and Erdal of Chicago, Illinois
The record-setting double-deck vertical lift is the only one of its kind in Michigan and is an icon for the region.
Joliet North Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Elgin, Joliet and Eastern) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 700 ft. Main Span: 275 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1934 By: Unknown
A large vertical lift railroad bridge slightly north of Joliet, and hard to reach without a boat.
Joliet Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 552 ft. Main Span: 302 ft. Roadway: 32 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1932 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This is the big vertical lift railroad bridge that is in the center of Joliet.
LA-1 Southbound Bridge
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LA-1 Southbound Over Bayou Plaquemine in Plaquemine: Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 459 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1950 By: Unknown
This vertical lift bridge had its towers removed so only the lift through truss span remains.
LA-24 Bridge
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LA-24 Over Bayou Petit Callou (Bayou Little Callou) in Houma: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam),
Length: 112 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1941 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
LA-661 Bridge
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LA-661 (Van Avenue) Over Bayou LaCarpe in Houma: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 196 ft. Main Span: 76 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1964 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Lockport Company Canal Bridge
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LA-1 (Crescent Avenue) Over Company Canal in Lockport: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 370 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1959 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is a good example of a state standard 150 foot vertical lift bridge,and it has a different appearance from shorter lift bridges in the state.
Loreauville Bridge
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LA-344 Over Bayou Teche in Loreauville: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 226 ft. Main Span: 65 ft. Roadway: 24.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1964 By: Unknown and Louisiana Department of Highways
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Marine Parkway Bridge
Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
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Marine Parkway Over Rockaway Inlet in New York: Queens, New York, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,985 ft. Main Span: 540 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and David Steinman of New York, New York
Designed by a famed engineer, this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing vertical lift bridges ever constructed.
Melville Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Atchafalaya River in Melville: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,932 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1929 By: Unknown and Ralph Modjeski
Famous engineer Ralph Modjeski was the chief engineer for the design of this large truss bridge featuring a lift span.
Milton Bridge
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LA-92 (Milton Road) Over Bayou Vermilion (Vermilion River) in Milton: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana and Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 336 ft. Main Span: 96 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1948 By: Unknown and Louisiana Department of Highways
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
New Youngs Bay Bridge
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Oregon Coast Highway (US-101) Over Youngs Bay in Astoria: Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 4,209 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1964 By: Unknown and Ivan D. Merchant (Oregon State Highway Commission)
This is a late example of a vertical lift bridge.
Nortonville Bridge
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US-130 (Crown Point Road) Over Oldmans Creek in Nortonville: Gloucester County, New Jersey and Salem County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 228 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1936 By: Vare Construction Company and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
One of three historic vertical lift bridges in the area, this one no longer operates for boats.
Parks Bridge
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LA-350 (Bridge Street) Over Bayou Teche in Parks: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 247 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1950 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Pekin Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Illinois River in Pekin: Peoria County, Illinois and Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,508 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio
This railroad bridge is noted for its combination of noteworthy spans including lattice truss approach spans and a pin-connected lift span.
Perry Bridge
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LA-82 (Elm Street) Over Bayou Vermilion (Vermilion River) in Perry: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 383 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1955 By: Unknown and Louisiana Department of Highways
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Potomac Edison Company Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Western Maryland Railway) Over Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Williamsport: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 81 ft. Main Span: 41 ft. Roadway: 17.1 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1923 By: New York Central Iron Works of Hagerstown, Maryland and Sanderson and Porter of New York, New York
This is a unique example of a small scale vertical lift bridge, designed to accomodate a tow path.
Raceland Bridge
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Unnamed LA-308 to LA-1 and LA-182 Connector Over Bayou Lafourche in Raceland: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 195 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1968 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Raceland LA-182 Bridge
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LA-182 (Mill Street, Former US-90) Over Bayou Lafourche in Raceland: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1936 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission
This bridge is one of a significant number of vertical lift bridges built in Louisiana from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Welfare Island Bridge
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36th Avenue Over East River in New York: Manhattan, New York and Queens, New York, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 958 ft. Main Span: 418 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1955 By: Harris Structural Steel Company of New York, New York and Moore-Lopier Corporation and Knappen-Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy of New York, New York
This vertical lift bridge provides the only direct vehicular access to Roosevelt Island.
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Sarah Mildred Long Bridge
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US-1 Bypass and Railroad (Boston and Maine) Over Piscataqua River in Portsmouth and Kittery: Rockingham County, New Hampshire and York County, Maine, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Retractile
Length: 2,804 ft. Main Span: 227 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Harrington and Cortelyou
This unique bridge has an unusual design of vertical lift, but its approach span that is a retractile type movable bridge is exceedingly rare.
Second Narrows Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Canadian National) Over Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver and West Vancouver: Greater Vancouver District, British Columbia, Canada
Metal 16 Panel Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,175 ft. Main Span: 500 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1968 By: Unknown
This bridge features one of the longest vertical lift spans in North America.
Seneca Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over Illinois River in Seneca: Grundy County, Illinois, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 650 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1882 By: Unknown
This 19th century pin-connected railroad truss bridge was converted into a vertical lift span likely in the 1930s.
Tennessee River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern, Cincinnati Southern) Over Tennessee River in Chattanooga: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1920 By: Unknown
A good example of a vertical lift truss bridge for railroad use.
Torrence Avenue Calumet River Bridge
Henry Ford II Memorial Bridge
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Torrence Avenue Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed
Length: 497 ft. Main Span: 276 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York, New York and City of Chicago
This impressive bridge is one of only a couple non-bascule movable bridges that the city constructed in the 20th Century.
Torrence Avenue Railroad Bridge
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Spans: 1
Built 1968 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This abandoned railroad lift bridge sits next to an older highway lift bridge.
US-1/US-9 Truck Hackensack River Bridge
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US-1 and US-9 Truck Route Over Hackensack River in Kearny and Jersey City: Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,480 ft. Main Span: 222 ft. Roadway: 73.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1954 By: Unknown
One of two vertical lift bridges on this stretch of roadway.
US-1/US-9 Truck Passaic River Bridge
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US-1 and US-9 Truck Route Over Passaic River in Newark and Kearny: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 2,005 ft. Main Span: 333 ft. Roadway: 51 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1941 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York
This is the older and more significant of two similar vertical lift bridges on this stretch of road.
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Western Avenue Bridge
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Western Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 295 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 107.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
Looking like a fixed plate girder today, this was once a mighty vertical lift bridge, before the towers were removed.
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
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I-280 Over Passaic River and Passaic Avenue in Newark and Harrison: Essex County, New Jersey and Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 626 ft. Main Span: 222 ft. Roadway: 74 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1948 By: Unknown and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York
This massive 1940s vertical lift bridge has some minor architectural embellishments that reflect the period it was built in.

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