Bridges 5 (Glendale Avenue Bridge), 11 (
Allanburg Bridge) and 21 (
Clarence Street Bridge) on the
Welland Canal, all built during the late 1920s as part of the Fourth Canal expansion project (1913–1932). In addition, there are also Bridges 13 (Main Street Bridge), 17 (Dain City Railway Bridge) and 18 (Forks Road Bridge) on the
Welland Recreational Waterway (a former channel of the Welland Canal). However, these bridges have not been operational since 1973. Bridges 13 and 18 have had their counterweights removed while the machinery for Bridge 17 has been dismantled. In addition, Bridge 18 no longer possesses its towers; they were removed for ease of maintenance.
Burlington Canal Lift Bridge, over the Burlington Canal,
Burlington, Ontario. Information is available from
[1] Built 1962.
Pont Gustave-Flaubert – crossing the
Seine at
Rouen, this lift bridge is the highest vertical-lift bridge in
Europe,[citation needed] allowing ships up to 55 m tall to pass under it. It is 670 m long, with a span of 116 metres[3]. A striking design feature, the two road sections are mounted outside the central towers. The bridge was designed by
François Gillard and
Aymeric Zublena and opened to road traffic on 25 September 2008. It is named after the author
Gustave Flaubert who was born in
Rouen.[4]
The
Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas, spanning the River Garonne in Bordeaux, was opened in March 2013. The central lift span is 117m long and can be lifted vertically up to 53m to let tall ships pass underneath. The bridge is 575m long with the central lift span weighing around 2,600 tonnes. Its width varies from 32 to 45m and it will be used by cars, trams, cyclists and pedestrians. It can handle 43,000 vehicles a day and will reduce traffic congestion in Bordeaux.[6]Structurae gives a length of 110 m for the lift span,[7] making it probably the longest vertical-lift span in Europe.[1]
Kattwyk Bridge [
de], a pair of vertical-lift bridges in Hamburg, have a lift span 100 m long, one of the longest in Europe[1] It's opened in a regular schedule every two hours.
Indonesia
Ampera Bridge – an automobile lift bridge located in Palembang that cross the Musi River. This bridge is still used by road vehicles but since 1970 never lift its road deck again. Eventually its counterweights removed in 1990.[8]
Chikugo River Lift Bridge – connecting
Ōkawa, Fukuoka and
Saga, Saga. Constructed as a railway bridge in 1935, it is 507 m long, with a central span 24 m long that weighs 48 t and rises 23 m. The railway closed in 1987, but the bridge reopened to pedestrians in 1996 and was designated an important cultural property in 2003.[9]
Danube Bridge, connecting both countries over Danube, between
Giurgiu and
Russe. Opened on 20 June 1954, the bridge is 2,223.52 m (7,295.0 ft) long and has a central lift-bridge (85 m) to allow the free-passing oversized boats passage.
Naheola Bridge – Built in 1934, a steel lift bridge spanning the
Tombigbee River between
Choctaw and
Marengo counties, notable for rail and automotive traffic sharing the same surface until its closure to automotive traffic in 2001.[12][13]
White Kitchen (West Pearl River) Bridge - Built in 1925, carries
U.S. Highway 90 traffic over the West Pearl River
[2] toward the Louisiana–Mississippi state line.[16]
ASB Bridge – A two-deck bridge over the
Missouri River in
Kansas City. From 1911 to 1987, handled both trains and cars, on separate decks, and still carries railroad traffic.
Harry S. Truman Bridge – Opened in 1945, a single-track railroad bridge over the Missouri River, in Kansas City.
Dock Bridge – A six-track rail bridge in
New Jersey carrying
Amtrak,
New Jersey Transit, and
PATH trains over the
Passaic River, consisting of three parallel vertical lift spans carrying one, two, and three tracks respectively from south to north, with both tracks of the two-track span at a higher level than all the others.
Adam Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the
Erie Canal in
Lockport. Built in 1917, it has a span of 130 feet (40 m). It was closed in 2011 and left in the raised position.[19]
Adams Basin Lift Bridge, also called the Washington Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Adams Basin, near Spencerport, built in 1912, with a span of 145 feet (44 m).[19]
Exchange Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Lockport, built in 1915, with a span of 133 feet (41 m).[19]
Fairport Lift Bridge, also called the Main Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Fairport, built in 1914, and notable due to its irregular, ten-sided structure, as well as the 32-degree angle at which it crosses the canal. The bridge has a span of 139 feet (42 m).[20]
Gasport Lift Bridge, also called the Hartland Road Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in Gasport, built in 1913, with a span of 139 feet (42 m).[19]
Holley Lift Bridge, also called the East Avenue Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Holley, built in 1911, with a span of 141 feet (43 m).[19]
Hulberton Road Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Hulberton, built in 1913, with a span of 145 feet (44 m).[19]
Ingersoll Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Albion, built in 1911, with a span of 135 feet (41 m).[19]
Knowlesville Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Ridgeway, near Medina, built in 1910, with a span of 145 feet (44 m).[19]
Medina Lift Bridge, also called the Prospect Avenue Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Medina, built in 1914, with a span of 130 feet (40 m).[19]
Middleport Lift Bridge, also called the Main Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Middleport, built in 1915, with a span of 142 feet (43 m).[19]
Park Avenue Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Brockport, built in 1914, with a span of 156 feet (48 m).[19]
Spencerport Lift Bridge, also called the Union Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Spencerport, built in 1913, with a span of 141 feet (43 m).[19]
Conrail Bridge – A single-track railroad bridge over the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in
Cleveland, one of nine railroad and automobile lift bridges, and three bascule bridges, allowing ore boats to service the Flats.
Steel Bridge – A double-lift bridge over the
Willamette River in
Portland, Oregon. Its lower deck carries railroad tracks and a bike lane and can be lifted independently of the upper deck with a road and
light rail tracks. It is the only double-deck bridge with independent lifts in the world.[22]
Murray Morgan Bridge – Steel lift bridge in
Tacoma, Washington, notable for its height above water, sloping span, and overhead span to carry a water pipe; closed October 23, 2007.
Delair Bridge – A two-track rail bridge carrying
New Jersey TransitAtlantic City Line passenger trains and
Conrail freight trains over the Delaware River; built 1896, lift span inserted in 1960 over a relocated and widened shipping channel to replace the original swing span, which was immobilized.
Rio Hondo Bridge – Built in 1953, Texas’s only lift bridge built between 1945 and 1960 still operating. Considered a prime gateway of the Rio Grande Valley, the bridge remains critical to the region’s economy. Every year, its spans open about 250 times to make room for barges hauling fuel, fertilizer, sand and cement to the Port of Harlingen.
^"Center of New Bridge Floated Across Arthur Kill on 4 Barges". New York Times. June 1, 1959. Retrieved 2010-09-16. The center of the world's longest vertical lift bridge was floated into place yesterday across the Arthur Kill between Elizabethport, N. J., and Arlington, S. I. ... Section of new BO bridge is moved into position in Arthur Kill behind old ... Kill on 4 Barges. The center of the world's longest vertical lift bridge ...
Bridges 5 (Glendale Avenue Bridge), 11 (
Allanburg Bridge) and 21 (
Clarence Street Bridge) on the
Welland Canal, all built during the late 1920s as part of the Fourth Canal expansion project (1913–1932). In addition, there are also Bridges 13 (Main Street Bridge), 17 (Dain City Railway Bridge) and 18 (Forks Road Bridge) on the
Welland Recreational Waterway (a former channel of the Welland Canal). However, these bridges have not been operational since 1973. Bridges 13 and 18 have had their counterweights removed while the machinery for Bridge 17 has been dismantled. In addition, Bridge 18 no longer possesses its towers; they were removed for ease of maintenance.
Burlington Canal Lift Bridge, over the Burlington Canal,
Burlington, Ontario. Information is available from
[1] Built 1962.
Pont Gustave-Flaubert – crossing the
Seine at
Rouen, this lift bridge is the highest vertical-lift bridge in
Europe,[citation needed] allowing ships up to 55 m tall to pass under it. It is 670 m long, with a span of 116 metres[3]. A striking design feature, the two road sections are mounted outside the central towers. The bridge was designed by
François Gillard and
Aymeric Zublena and opened to road traffic on 25 September 2008. It is named after the author
Gustave Flaubert who was born in
Rouen.[4]
The
Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas, spanning the River Garonne in Bordeaux, was opened in March 2013. The central lift span is 117m long and can be lifted vertically up to 53m to let tall ships pass underneath. The bridge is 575m long with the central lift span weighing around 2,600 tonnes. Its width varies from 32 to 45m and it will be used by cars, trams, cyclists and pedestrians. It can handle 43,000 vehicles a day and will reduce traffic congestion in Bordeaux.[6]Structurae gives a length of 110 m for the lift span,[7] making it probably the longest vertical-lift span in Europe.[1]
Kattwyk Bridge [
de], a pair of vertical-lift bridges in Hamburg, have a lift span 100 m long, one of the longest in Europe[1] It's opened in a regular schedule every two hours.
Indonesia
Ampera Bridge – an automobile lift bridge located in Palembang that cross the Musi River. This bridge is still used by road vehicles but since 1970 never lift its road deck again. Eventually its counterweights removed in 1990.[8]
Chikugo River Lift Bridge – connecting
Ōkawa, Fukuoka and
Saga, Saga. Constructed as a railway bridge in 1935, it is 507 m long, with a central span 24 m long that weighs 48 t and rises 23 m. The railway closed in 1987, but the bridge reopened to pedestrians in 1996 and was designated an important cultural property in 2003.[9]
Danube Bridge, connecting both countries over Danube, between
Giurgiu and
Russe. Opened on 20 June 1954, the bridge is 2,223.52 m (7,295.0 ft) long and has a central lift-bridge (85 m) to allow the free-passing oversized boats passage.
Naheola Bridge – Built in 1934, a steel lift bridge spanning the
Tombigbee River between
Choctaw and
Marengo counties, notable for rail and automotive traffic sharing the same surface until its closure to automotive traffic in 2001.[12][13]
White Kitchen (West Pearl River) Bridge - Built in 1925, carries
U.S. Highway 90 traffic over the West Pearl River
[2] toward the Louisiana–Mississippi state line.[16]
ASB Bridge – A two-deck bridge over the
Missouri River in
Kansas City. From 1911 to 1987, handled both trains and cars, on separate decks, and still carries railroad traffic.
Harry S. Truman Bridge – Opened in 1945, a single-track railroad bridge over the Missouri River, in Kansas City.
Dock Bridge – A six-track rail bridge in
New Jersey carrying
Amtrak,
New Jersey Transit, and
PATH trains over the
Passaic River, consisting of three parallel vertical lift spans carrying one, two, and three tracks respectively from south to north, with both tracks of the two-track span at a higher level than all the others.
Adam Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the
Erie Canal in
Lockport. Built in 1917, it has a span of 130 feet (40 m). It was closed in 2011 and left in the raised position.[19]
Adams Basin Lift Bridge, also called the Washington Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Adams Basin, near Spencerport, built in 1912, with a span of 145 feet (44 m).[19]
Exchange Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Lockport, built in 1915, with a span of 133 feet (41 m).[19]
Fairport Lift Bridge, also called the Main Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Fairport, built in 1914, and notable due to its irregular, ten-sided structure, as well as the 32-degree angle at which it crosses the canal. The bridge has a span of 139 feet (42 m).[20]
Gasport Lift Bridge, also called the Hartland Road Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in Gasport, built in 1913, with a span of 139 feet (42 m).[19]
Holley Lift Bridge, also called the East Avenue Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Holley, built in 1911, with a span of 141 feet (43 m).[19]
Hulberton Road Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Hulberton, built in 1913, with a span of 145 feet (44 m).[19]
Ingersoll Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Albion, built in 1911, with a span of 135 feet (41 m).[19]
Knowlesville Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Ridgeway, near Medina, built in 1910, with a span of 145 feet (44 m).[19]
Medina Lift Bridge, also called the Prospect Avenue Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Medina, built in 1914, with a span of 130 feet (40 m).[19]
Middleport Lift Bridge, also called the Main Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Middleport, built in 1915, with a span of 142 feet (43 m).[19]
Park Avenue Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Brockport, built in 1914, with a span of 156 feet (48 m).[19]
Spencerport Lift Bridge, also called the Union Street Lift Bridge – A two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge spanning the Erie Canal in
Spencerport, built in 1913, with a span of 141 feet (43 m).[19]
Conrail Bridge – A single-track railroad bridge over the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in
Cleveland, one of nine railroad and automobile lift bridges, and three bascule bridges, allowing ore boats to service the Flats.
Steel Bridge – A double-lift bridge over the
Willamette River in
Portland, Oregon. Its lower deck carries railroad tracks and a bike lane and can be lifted independently of the upper deck with a road and
light rail tracks. It is the only double-deck bridge with independent lifts in the world.[22]
Murray Morgan Bridge – Steel lift bridge in
Tacoma, Washington, notable for its height above water, sloping span, and overhead span to carry a water pipe; closed October 23, 2007.
Delair Bridge – A two-track rail bridge carrying
New Jersey TransitAtlantic City Line passenger trains and
Conrail freight trains over the Delaware River; built 1896, lift span inserted in 1960 over a relocated and widened shipping channel to replace the original swing span, which was immobilized.
Rio Hondo Bridge – Built in 1953, Texas’s only lift bridge built between 1945 and 1960 still operating. Considered a prime gateway of the Rio Grande Valley, the bridge remains critical to the region’s economy. Every year, its spans open about 250 times to make room for barges hauling fuel, fertilizer, sand and cement to the Port of Harlingen.
^"Center of New Bridge Floated Across Arthur Kill on 4 Barges". New York Times. June 1, 1959. Retrieved 2010-09-16. The center of the world's longest vertical lift bridge was floated into place yesterday across the Arthur Kill between Elizabethport, N. J., and Arlington, S. I. ... Section of new BO bridge is moved into position in Arthur Kill behind old ... Kill on 4 Barges. The center of the world's longest vertical lift bridge ...