Historic Bridges of the U.S.

ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Construction started 1909 and opened to traffic on December 28, 1911
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railroad in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic

Baring Cross Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Originally completed Dec. 21, 1873; destroyed by flooding on April 3, 1927; rebuilt 1929
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic

BNSF Railroad Bridge 5.1 (Multnomah County, Oregon)
1908 Built with swing span, 1989 Vertical lift replaces swing span
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on BNSF Railroad Line in Portland
Open to traffic

Boonville Railroad Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued

Bullards Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1952
Vertical lift bridge over Coquille River on US 101
Open to traffic

Caddo Lake Bridge (Caddo Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1914; lift mechanism disabled in the 1940s; replacement bridge built 1994; rehabilitated and reopened as a pedestrian bridge in 1995
Vertical lift bridge over Caddo Lake on LA 538 at Mooringsport
Open to pedestrians only

Cerritos Channel Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1946
Vertical lift bridge over Cerritos Channel on CA 47 in Long Beach
Open to traffic

Clybourn Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1968
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Clybourn Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Cody Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 79 at Cody, northeast of Marianna
Replaced by a new bridge in 1984

Columbia River Interstate Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Northbound bridge built 1917; southbound bridge built 1958
Pair of vertical lift bridges over the Columbia River on I-5 between Vancouver and Portland in Portland
Open to traffic

Coquille River Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Built 1986
Vertical lift bridge over Coquille River on OR 42S in Coquille
Open to traffic

De Valls Bluff Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1924; new approaches added 1931; repaired in 1972 and 1988; replaced 2004
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over White River on US 70 at De Valls Bluff
Replaced by a new bridge

Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
Opened as a transporter bridge in 1905; reconstructed as a vertical-lift bridge in 1930; rehabilitated 2000
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Duluth Ship Canel on Lake Avenue in Duluth
Open to traffic

Florence Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1981
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100/IL 106 (Old US 36) in Florence
Open to two-lane traffic

Fort Smith Frisco Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Originally built by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, now used by the Arkansas & Missouri tourist railroad
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad between Fort Smith and Van Buren in Van Buren
Open to railroad traffic

Hannibal Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Built 1871 as a swing bridge; vertical-lift span installed 1993
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Hannibal
Open to railroad traffic

Hardin Bridge (Calhoun County, Illinois)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1983
Vertical-lift bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100 at Hardin
Open to two-lane traffic

Hawthorne Avenue Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Built 1910; Rehabilitated 1944, Rehabilitated & Painted in 1999
Vertical lift bridge over Willamette River on Hawthorne Avenue in Portland
Open to traffic

Highland Avenue Milwaukee River Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2000
Bridge over Milwaukee River on Pedestrian Walkway in Milwaukee
Open to pedestrians

Junction Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
Rehabilitation complete open to pedestrians as of 05-17-08

Lake City Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana. Replaced by a four-lane bridge in 1998.
Abandoned vertical-lift bridge over St. Francis River on AR 18 at Lake City
Bridge demolished except for the main lift span, which has been relocated slightly and preserved

Lake Ewauna Rail Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Beam bridge over Lake Ewuana (Klamath River) on BNSF Railroad Tracks in Klamath Falls
Open to traffic

Lamb-Fish Bridge (Tallahatchie County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Vertical lift bridge over the Tallahatchie River on Levee Road
Open to traffic

Leeville Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1970
Vertical lift bridge over Bayou Lafourche on LA 1 at Leeville
Open to traffic

Lockport Canal Bridge (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1959
Vertical lift bridge on LA 1 over Lockport Canal in Lockport
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Duval County, Florida)
Built 1941
Vertical lift bridge over St. Johns River on US 1 (Main Street) in Jacksonville
Open to four-lane traffic

McKinley Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 2004
Bridge over Milwaukee River on W Mckinley Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Meridian Bridge (Yankton County, South Dakota)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 81 at Yankton
Open to traffic

Michigan Street Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1978
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Michigan Street in Milwaukee
Open to traffic

Mississippi River Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

Mississippi River Bridge (Dakota County, Minnesota)
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Soo Line Railroad

Ottawa Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
4 span through truss Vertical lift bridge
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Ottawa

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

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

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

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

St. Paul Avenue Lift Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1966
Bridge over Milwaukee River on St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee
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

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

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

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

Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Built 1975
Vertical lift bridge over Milwaukee River on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee
Open to traffic