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Historic Bridges: Center Bearing Center Pier

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: 29

Blackburn Point Road Bridge
HSR

Blackburn Point Road (CR-789) Over Intracoastal Waterway in Osprey: Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 142 ft. Main Span: 142 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio

An excellent and uncommon example of a swing truss bridge in Florida.

Boundary Bridge 44
HSR

Simcoe Street Over Talbot River (Trent-Severn Waterway) in Rural: Kawartha Lakes City, Ontario and Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge is an outstanding and increasingly rare surviving example of a riveted swing bridge on this heritage waterway.

Canadian National Railway Girder Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Otonabee River (Trent-Severn Waterway) in Peterborough: Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This railway plate girder swing bridge is a nice contrast to the two railway truss swing bridges in Peterborough.

Castle Hayne Road Bridge
Smith's Creek Bridge
HSR

Castle Hayne Road (NC-2812, Old NC-133) Over Smith Creek in Wilmington: New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 248 ft. Main Span: 172 ft. Roadway: 27.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: T.A. Loving and Company of Goldsboro, North Carolina and North Carolina State Highway Commission

Although it no longer operates for boats, this bridge remains a good example of a state-designed swing through truss bridge.

Charenton Bridge
HSR

LA-324 (Convent Street) Over Bayou Teche in Charenton: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 350 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: Austin Bridge Company of Dallas, Texas and Louisiana Highway Commission

This is one of a number of surviving standard plan pony truss swing bridges in the state.

Chester Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX and Norfolk Southern) Over Chester Creek in Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 160 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1907 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and A. Hunter

This bridge was originally built as a swing bridge, however it no longer operates for boats.

Court Street Bridge
Harold J. Dillard Memorial Bridge
HSR

Court Street (CR-12, CR-56) Over Hackensack River in Hackensack: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Box Beam, Fixed

Length: 315 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: F. R. Long Company of Hackensack, New Jersey

This classic example of a through truss highway swing bridge has been extensively rehabilitated and preserved.

Cow Bayou Bridge
HSR

TX-73 and TX-87 Northbound Over Cow Bayou in Bridge City: Orange County, Texas, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 804 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 25.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Jensen Construction Company and Texas Highway Department

This is a rare Texas example of a deck plate girder swing bridge, and a rare example of one state's design (Louisiana) influencing the design of another state.

Des Allemands Bridge
HSR

LA-631 (Old US-90) Over Bayou Des Allemands in Des Allemands: St. Charles Parish, Louisiana and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 542 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission

This is a small-scale highway swing bridge with a number of approach spans.

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Deweyville Bridge
HSR

LA-12 and TX-12 Over Sabine River in Deweyville: Newton County, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 327 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Forcum-James Company of Dyersburg, Tennessee and Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Louisiana Highway Commission

This rare variable depth deck plate girder swing bridge is slated for demolition and replacement!

Division Street Bridge
Mt. Vernon Bridge
HSR

Division Street (WA-536) Over Skagit River in Mt. Vernon: Skagit County, Washington, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 675 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1954 By: Guy F. Atkinson and George Stevens

Although it no longer opens for boats, this is a good example of a truss swing bridge in Washington State.

Hargrove Bridge
HSR

CR-658 Over Black River in Rural: Butler County, Missouri, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Miller and Borcherding Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 220 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 16.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Miller and Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri

One of the only surviving examples of Miller and Borcherding's unusual truss design, this bridge is even more unique because these trusses were used in a swing bridge.

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Houlihan Bridge
James P. Houlihan Bridge
HSR

GA-25 (Coastal Highway) Over Savannah River in Port Wentworth: Chatham County, Georgia, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 1,465 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1954 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This bridge has take a beating from trucks over the years, but remains a rare example of a highway truss swing bridge in Georgia.

Huntsville Swing Bridge
HSR

Main Street (DR-2, DR-3) Over Muskoka River in Huntsville: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 240 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1938 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This heritage swing bridge forms a centerpiece for Huntsville, and is one of the few preserved heritage truss bridges in Ontario.

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I Street Bridge
HSR

I Street and Railroad (Southern Pacific) Over Sacramento River in Sacramento and West Sacramento: Sacramento County, California and Yolo County, California, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 854 ft. Main Span: 195 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and John D. Isaacs

This is a rare example of a double deck swing bridge, as it carries highway on top and railroad below.

Jeanerette Bridge
HSR

LA-671 (Lewis Street) Over Bayou Teche in Jeanerette: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 294 ft. Main Span: 204 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1944 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission

This is a standard plan pony truss swing bridge on a bayou with many surviving historic bridges.

Lenox Bridge
Boothspoint Road Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway Over Lewis Creek Tributary Lake in Dyersburg: Dyer County, Tennessee, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana

This rare example of a small-scale truss swing bridge was relocated and preserved for pedestrian use.

Madison Bridge
HSR

US-70 Over St. Francis River in Rural: St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 921 ft. Main Span: 233 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Arkansas State Highway Commission

This is a rare surviving example of a highway swing bridge in Arkansas, and also has fixed through truss approach spans.

Magnolia Bridge
Harding Drive Bridge, Cabrini Bridge
HSR

Pedestrian Walkway (Harding Drive) Over Bayou St. John in New Orleans: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 137 ft. Main Span: 137 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1886 By: Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio

This is among the oldest surviving highway swing bridges in the country.

Montrose Swing Bridge
Welland River Railway Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Welland River in Niagara Falls: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 400 ft. Main Span: 216 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This rare swing bridge no longer operates but is a rare example of its type in Ontario.

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New Bridge
HSR

New Bridge Road (CR-623) Over Alloway Creek in Rural: Salem County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 153 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: New Jersey Bridge Company of Manasquan, New Jersey

One of the best and few remaining examples of its type in southern New Jersey, and built by a company with few remaining examples left nationwide.

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Richmond-Dresden Bridge
Maine Kennebec Bridge
HSR

ME-197 (Ferry Road, Patterson Road) Over Kennebec River in Richmond: Sagadahoc County, Maine and Lincoln County, Maine, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,239 ft. Main Span: 177 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1931 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This long multi-span through truss contains one of the few remaining historic movable bridges left in Maine, yet is slated for demolition.

Southport Bridge
HSR

ME-27 (Western Avenue, Hendricks Hill Road) Over Townsend Gut in Southport: Lincoln County, Maine, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 374 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Lackawanna Steel Construction Corporation of Buffalo, New York

This is one of the only larger size swing bridges in Maine, and it still operates for boats.

St. Anthony Bridge
HSR

Unnamed Road Over Bayou Black in Rural: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Cable-Stayed, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 126 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1958 By: Unknown

Closed to traffic, this is an example of an unusual cable-stayed swing bridge design found in Louisiana.

St. Martinville Bridge
HSR

LA-96 (Bridge Street) Over Bayou Teche in St. Martinville: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 230 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1942 By: Unknown and Louisiana Highway Commission

This is a small riveted deck plate girder swing bridge that sits very close to the water level.

St. Marys River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (First Coast Railroad) Over St. Marys River in Rural: Nassau County, Florida and Camden County, Georgia, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 450 ft. Main Span: 145 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and A. Bentley and Sons of Toledo, Ohio

At a casual glance this may look like it only has fixed plate girder spans, but it does include a swing span.

Trent Drive Bridge
HSR

Trent Drive Over Trent River (Trent-Severn Waterway) in Campbellford: Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

One of only a few surviving unaltered heritage swing bridges on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

Umpqua River Bridge
Reedsport Bridge
HSR

Oregon Coast Highway (US-101) Over Umpqua River and McIntosh Slough in Reedsport: Douglas County, Oregon, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete Tied Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 2,206 ft. Main Span: 430 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Teufel and Carlson of Seattle, Washington and Conde Balcom McCullough (Oregon State Highway Commission)

One of the major historic bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway is this bridge, a unique combination of concrete arch and metal truss swing technology.

US-17 St. Marys River Bridge
HSR

US-17 (Atlantic Coastal Highway) Over St. Marys River in Rural: Nassau County, Florida and Camden County, Georgia, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 562 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia

This bridge is not only an impressive and locally rare example of a highway truss swing bridge, it was built for an important travel corridor.

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