Vertical lift
Park Avenue Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1914
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Park Avenue in Brockport
Open to traffic
Built 1914
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Park Avenue in Brockport
Open to traffic
Passaic River Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988
Vertical lift bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 Truck in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988
Vertical lift bridge over Passaic River on US 1/US 9 Truck in Newark
Open to traffic
Passiac River Bridge (Essex County, New Jersey)
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1973
Vertical lift bridge over Passiac River on I-280 in Newark
Open to traffic
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1973
Vertical lift bridge over Passiac River on I-280 in Newark
Open to traffic
Pequonnock River Bridge (Fairfield County, Connecticut)
Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Pequonnock River on CT 130 in Bridgeport
Open to traffic
Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Pequonnock River on CT 130 in Bridgeport
Open to traffic
Petit Caillou Bayou Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1973
Vertical lift bridge over Petit Caillou Bayou on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1973
Vertical lift bridge over Petit Caillou Bayou on a local road
Open to traffic
Petit Caillou Bayou LA 58 Bridge (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Petit Caillou Bayou on LA 58 in Chauvin
Open to traffic
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Petit Caillou Bayou on LA 58 in Chauvin
Open to traffic
Piscataqua River Bridge (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 Bypass in Portsmouth
Open to traffic
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 Bypass in Portsmouth
Open to traffic
Piscataqua River Bridge (York County, Maine)
Built 1923
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in Kittery
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in Kittery
Open to traffic
Piscataqua River Bridge (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1982
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in Portsmouth
Open to traffic
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1982
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in Portsmouth
Open to traffic
Plaquemine LA 1 Bridge (Iberville Parish, Louisiana)
Built ca. 1950
Vertical lift bridge over on LA 1 at Plaquemine
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1950
Vertical lift bridge over on LA 1 at Plaquemine
Open to traffic
Point Pleasant Canal Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Built 1986
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 88 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
Built 1986
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 88 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
Point Pleasant Canal Bridge (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Built 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 13 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
Built 1972
Vertical lift bridge over Point Pleasant Canal on NJ 13 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
Port Townsend Bridge (Jefferson County, Washington)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1982
Vertical lift bridge over Puget Sound on WA 20 in Port Townsend
Open to traffic
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1982
Vertical lift bridge over Puget Sound on WA 20 in Port Townsend
Open to traffic
Port Townsend Bridge (Jefferson County, Washington)
Built 1982
Vertical lift bridge over Puget Sound on WA 20 in Port Townsend
Open to traffic
Built 1982
Vertical lift bridge over Puget Sound on WA 20 in Port Townsend
Open to traffic
Port Vashon Bridge (King County, Washington)
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1974
Vertical lift bridge over Puget Sound on WA 160 in Vashon
Open to traffic
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1974
Vertical lift bridge over Puget Sound on WA 160 in Vashon
Open to traffic
Portage Lake Bridge (Houghton County, Michigan)
Built 1960
Vertical lift bridge over Portage Lake on US 41 in Hancock
Open to traffic
Built 1960
Vertical lift bridge over Portage Lake on US 41 in Hancock
Open to traffic
Possession Sound Bridge (Island County, Washington)
Built 1969; rehabilitated 2002
Vertical lift bridge over Possession Sound on WA 525
Open to traffic
Built 1969; rehabilitated 2002
Vertical lift bridge over Possession Sound on WA 525
Open to traffic
Possession Sound Bridge (Island County, Washington)
Built 1951; rehabilitated 2003
Vertical lift bridge over Possession Sound on WA 525
Open to traffic
Built 1951; rehabilitated 2003
Vertical lift bridge over Possession Sound on WA 525
Open to traffic
Prescott Bridge (Pierce County, Wisconsin)Built as a private toll bridge 1923; tolls removed 1946; removed 1991
Lost Bridge over St. Croix River on US 10 in Prescott
Replaced by new bridge
Quinnipiac River Bridge (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Built 2002
Vertical lift bridge over Quinnipiac River on US 1 in New Haven
No longer exists
Built 2002
Vertical lift bridge over Quinnipiac River on US 1 in New Haven
No longer exists
Raccoon Creek Bridge (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
Built 1940
Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130
Open to traffic
Built 1940
Vertical lift bridge over Raccoon Creek on US 130
Open to traffic
Red River US 165B Bridge (Rapides Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1985
Vertical lift bridge over Red River on US 165B in Pineville
Open to traffic
Built 1985
Vertical lift bridge over Red River on US 165B in Pineville
Open to traffic
Rob Roy Bridge (Jefferson County, Arkansas)Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad northeast of Pine Bluff
Open to railroad traffic
Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Closed vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library
Awaiting rehabilitation to reopen for pedestrian traffic
Roosevelt Island Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New York
Open to traffic
Sacramento River Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1934
Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West Sacramento
Open to traffic
Built 1934
Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West Sacramento
Open to traffic
Sacremento River Bridge (Solano County, California)
Built 1944; rehabilitated 1960
Vertical lift bridge over Sacremento River on CA 12 in Rio Vista
Open to traffic
Built 1944; rehabilitated 1960
Vertical lift bridge over Sacremento River on CA 12 in Rio Vista
Open to traffic
Shippingsport Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Replaced by new bridge
Snake River Bridge (Asotin County, Washington)
Built 1939
Vertical lift bridge over Snake River on US 12 in Clarkston
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Vertical lift bridge over Snake River on US 12 in Clarkston
Open to traffic
Snowden Bridge (Richland County, Montana)Built 1914; retrofitted to also allow vehicular toll traffic in 1925
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad
Open to railroad traffic
South Branch Elizabeth River Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Built 1926
Vertical lift bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on VA 337 in Portsmouth
Open to traffic
Built 1926
Vertical lift bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on VA 337 in Portsmouth
Open to traffic
South Park Avenue Bridge (Erie County, New York)
Built 1952; rehabilitated 2005
Vertical lift bridge over Buffalo River on South Park Avenue in Buffalo
Open to traffic
Built 1952; rehabilitated 2005
Vertical lift bridge over Buffalo River on South Park Avenue in Buffalo
Open to traffic
St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1966
Bridge over Milwaukee River on St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Stillwater Bridge (Washington County, Minnesota)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1973
Vertical lift bridge over St. Croix River on MN 36/WI 64 at Stillwater
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1973
Vertical lift bridge over St. Croix River on MN 36/WI 64 at Stillwater
Open to traffic
Teche Bayou LA 3361 Bridge (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 3361 in Breaux Bridge
Open to traffic
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 3361 in Breaux Bridge
Open to traffic
Teche Bayou LA 344 Bridge (Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 344 at Loreauville
Open to traffic
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Teche Bayou on LA 344 at Loreauville
Open to traffic
Tennessee River Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)Built 1920
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Tennessee River on the Norfolk Southern Railway in Chattanooga
Open to railroad traffic
Tensas River LA 15 Bridge (Catahoula Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1971
Vertical lift bridge over Tensas River on LA 15 at Clayton
Open to traffic
Built 1971
Vertical lift bridge over Tensas River on LA 15 at Clayton
Open to traffic
Three Mile Slough Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1949
Vertical lift bridge over Three Mile Slough on CA 160
Open to traffic
Built 1949
Vertical lift bridge over Three Mile Slough on CA 160
Open to traffic
Torrence Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1938
Vertical lift bridge over Calumet River on Torrence Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic
Built 1938
Vertical lift bridge over Calumet River on Torrence Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic
Triborough Lift Bridge (New York County, New York)Built 1936; rehabilitated 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Harlem River between Manhattan and Randall's Island in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic
Valley City Rail Bridge (Scott County, Illinois)
replaced an earlier through truss swing bridge that was just upstream and another bridge at Meredosia
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Illinois River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Wabash Railroad)
Open to traffic
replaced an earlier through truss swing bridge that was just upstream and another bridge at Meredosia
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Illinois River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Wabash Railroad)
Open to traffic
Vermilion River LA 14 Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1938
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 14 at Abbeville
Open to traffic
Built 1938
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 14 at Abbeville
Open to traffic
Vermilion River LA 14BY Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 14BY at Abbeville
Open to traffic
Built 1964
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 14BY at Abbeville
Open to traffic
Vermilion River LA 182 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1981
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 182 in Lafayette
Open to traffic
Built 1981
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 182 in Lafayette
Open to traffic
Vermilion River LA 733 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 733 in Lafayette
Open to traffic
Built 1951
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 733 in Lafayette
Open to traffic
Vermilion River LA 82 Bridge (Vermilion Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 82
Open to traffic
Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over Vermilion River on LA 82
Open to traffic
Vermilion River LA 92 Bridge (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1948
Vertical lift bridge over the Vermilion River on LA 92 at Milton
Open to traffic
Built 1948
Vertical lift bridge over the Vermilion River on LA 92 at Milton
Open to traffic
Washington Street Bridge (Monroe County, New York)
Built 1912
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Washington Street
Closed to all traffic
Built 1912
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Washington Street
Closed to all traffic
Wells Street Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1985
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Wells Street (Eastbound US 18) in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
West 3rd Street Bridge (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Built 1940 by the Public Works Administration
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on W. 3rd Street in Cleveland
Open to traffic
Built 1940 by the Public Works Administration
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Cuyahoga River on W. 3rd Street in Cleveland
Open to traffic
West Fork Calcasieu River LA 378 Bridge (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over West Fork Calcasieu River on LA 378 in Moss Bluff
Open to traffic
Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over West Fork Calcasieu River on LA 378 in Moss Bluff
Open to traffic
West Pearl River US 90 Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1933
Vertical lift bridge over West Pearl River on US 90
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Vertical lift bridge over West Pearl River on US 90
Open to traffic
Western Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Built 1940; rehabilitated 1942
Vertical lift bridge over the Sanitary & Ship Canal on Western Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic
White Salmon Bridge (Hood River County, Oregon)Built 1924, 1938 Lift span added and bridge raised as a result of the construction of Bonneville Dam.
Vertical lift bridge over Columbia River in Hood River
Open to traffic
Willuski River Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1980
Vertical lift bridge over Willuski River on OR 202
Open to traffic
Built 1980
Vertical lift bridge over Willuski River on OR 202
Open to traffic
Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic
Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (Outagamie County, Wisconsin)
Built 1984
Vertical lift bridge over US Government Canal Fox River on Wisconsin Avenue in Kaukauna
Open to traffic
Built 1984
Vertical lift bridge over US Government Canal Fox River on Wisconsin Avenue in Kaukauna
Open to traffic
Yazoo River CR 511 Bridge (Leflore County, Mississippi)
Built 1965
Vertical lift bridge over Yazoo River on CR 511
Open to traffic
Built 1965
Vertical lift bridge over Yazoo River on CR 511
Open to traffic