Swing bridge

For New Zealand's wire tramping bridges referred to by the same name, seesimple suspension bridge.For other uses, seeSwing Bridge (disambiguation).

Swing bridge

Ancestor	Truss bridge,cantilever bridge
Related	Other moving types:Bascule bridge,drawbridge,jetway,vertical-lift bridge,tilt bridge
Descendant	Gate-swing bridge – seePuente de la Mujer
Carries	Automobile, truck, light rail, heavy rail
Span range	Short
Material	Steel
Movable	Yes
Design effort	Medium
Falseworkrequired	No

Aswing bridge(orswing span bridge) is amovable bridgethat can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which theswing span(turning span) can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right.

In its closed position, a swing bridge carrying a road or railway over a river orcanal,for example, allows traffic to cross. When a water vessel needs to pass the bridge, road traffic is stopped (usually by traffic signals and barriers), and then motors rotate the bridge horizontally about its pivot point. The typical swing bridge will rotate approximately 90 degrees, or one-quarter turn; however, a bridge which intersects the navigation channel at an oblique angle may be built to rotate only 45 degrees, or one-eighth turn, in order to clear the channel. Small swing bridges as found over narrow canals may be pivoted only at one end, opening as would a gate, but require substantial underground structure to support the pivot.

Advantages

I Street swing Bridge span turned to allow a boat to pass Sacramento California

BNSF Railroad Bridge 9.6across theColumbia RiverinPortland, Oregon,showing the swing-span section turning.

• As this type requires no counterweights, the complete weight is significantly reduced as compared to other moveable bridges.
• Where the channel is wide enough for separate traffic directions on each side, the likelihood of vessel-to-vessel collisions is reduced.
• The central support is often mounted upon abermalong the axis of the watercourse, intended to protect the bridge from watercraft collisions when it is opened. This artificial island forms an excellent construction area for building the moveablespan,as the construction will not impede traffic.

Disadvantages

An example of how small swing bridges like this one may be pivoted only at one end, but that does require substantial underground structure to support the pivot.Victoria & Alfred Waterfront,Cape Town.

• In a symmetrical bridge, the central pier forms a hazard to navigation. Asymmetrical bridges may place the pivot near one side of the channel.
• Where a wide channel is not available, a large portion of the bridge may be over an area that would be easily spanned by other means.
• A wide channel will be reduced by the center pivot and foundation.
• When open, the bridge will have to maintain its own weight as a balanced doublecantilever,while when closed and in use for traffic, the live loads will be distributed as in a pair of conventionaltrussbridges, which may require additional stiffness in some members whose loading will be alternately incompressionandtension.
• If struck from the water near the edge of the span, it may rotate enough to cause safety problems (seeBig Bayou Canot rail accident).

Examples

Government Bridgeacross theMississippihas a swing section for river traffic traversingLock and Dam 15

Albania

• Buna riverBridge, inShkodra,Albania.

Argentina

• Puente de la Mujer,an asymmetrical cable-stayed span.

Australia

• Gladesville Bridge,Sydney. Opened 1881, closed 1964 and demolished; had a small swing span on the southern end.
• Pyrmont Bridge,Sydney. Opened 1902. Closed to traffic 1988. Still in use as a pedestrian bridge.
• Glebe Island Bridge,Sydney. Opened 1903. Tramway defunct. Closed to traffic, 1995; supplanted byAnzac Bridge.Still in existence.
• Hay Bridge,Hay, New South Wales.Opened 1873, demolished 1973. Replaced by a fixed concrete bridge.
• Victoria Bridge,Townsville, Queensland. Opened 1889, closed to traffic 1975. Still in use as a foot bridge.
• Sale Swing Bridge,Sale, Victoria. Opened 1883. Closed to traffic in 2002. Restored to full working order in 2006.
• Dunalley Bridge,Dunalley, Tasmania.Still in use.

Belize

• Belize City Swing Bridge,Belize City, Belize. Oldest such bridge in Central America and one of the few manually operated swing bridge in world still in operation. (Restored in the 2000s)

Canada

Bridge Name	Waterway	Co-ordinates	Status	Comments
Cambie Street BridgeConnaught Bridge	False Creek,Vancouver,British Columbia	49°16′19″N123°6′54″W	Demolished/replaced (1985), formerly vehicle, pedestrian & streetcar traffic	Short documentary "Swingspan" tells the history of the bridge and its demolition.
Canso Canal Bridge	Canso Canal,Nova Scotia	45°38′50″N61°24′45″W	Still swings, Vehicle/Rail Traffic	Links Nova Scotia mainland withCape Breton Islandwith 2 traffic lanes ofHighway 104(theTrans-Canada Highway) as well as a single track railway line operated by theCape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway(CBNS).
CNR Bridge	Fraser River,British Columbia	49°11′50″N122°55′24″W	Still swings, Rail Traffic	BetweenQueensboroughinNew Westminster, British Columbiaand the mainland
Derwent Way Bridge	Fraser River,British Columbia	49°11′09″N122°55′55″W	Still swings, Vehicle/Rail Traffic	BetweenQueensboroughinNew Westminster, British ColumbiaandAnnacis IslandinDelta, British Columbia
Fredericton Railway Bridge	Fredericton,New Brunswick	45°57′25″N66°37′43″W	No longer swings, pedestrian traffic.	Constructed in 1887 and opened 1889. Last train on the bridge was in 1996.
Grand Narrows Bridge	Barra Strait,Bras d'Or Lake,Nova Scotia	45°57′35.75″N60°48′1.03″W	Was last opened for marine traffic on December 30, 2014 remaining open for marine traffic since that date, no longer swings, Rail Traffic cannot cross.	Carrying theCape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway(CBNS).
Hog's Back Bridge	Rideau Canal,Ottawa,Ontario	45°22′11″N75°41′54″W	Still swings, Vehicle Traffic	This bridge swings from one end. There is an adjacent fixed bridge overHog's Back Falls
Iron Bridge	ThirdWelland Canal,Thorold, Ontario	43°08′15″N79°10′38″W	No longer swings, Rail Traffic	Carrying theCNRGrimsby Subdivision over the third Welland Canal.
Kaministiquia River Swing Bridge	Kaministiquia River,Thunder Bay,Ontario	48°21′31″N89°17′15″W	No longer swings. Road and rail traffic only. Currently closed due to 29 October 2013 fire	Built in 1908 by Grand Trunk Railway; currently owned by theCNR
Little Current Swing Bridge	North Channel,Little Current, Ontario	45°58′48″N81°54′50″W	Still swings, Vehicle Traffic (formerly rail)	Built by Algoma Eastern Railway, 1913
Montrose Swing Bridge	Welland River,Niagara Falls, Ontario	43°02′45″N79°07′11″W	No longer swings, Rail Traffic	FormerlyCanada Southern Railway,nowCPR
Moray Bridge	Middle Arm of theFraser River,Richmond, British Columbia	49°11′30″N123°08′13″W	Still swings; Eastbound Vehicle Traffic	ConnectsSea Island,Richmond, BC (location ofVancouver International Airport) toLulu Island,Richmond, BC
New Westminster Bridge	Fraser River,British Columbia	49°12′29″N122°53′38″W	Still swings, Rail Traffic, formerly had 2nd deck for vehicles	BetweenNew WestminsterandSurrey.
Pitt River Bridge	Pitt River,British Columbia	49°14′52″N122°43′44″W	No longer swings, Vehicle Traffic	Twin side-by-side bridges connectingPort Coquitlam, British ColumbiatoPitt Meadows, British Columbia
Pitt River Railway Bridge	Pitt River,British Columbia	49°14′42″N122°44′01″W	Still swings – Rail Traffic	(Please Contribute)
Wasauksing (Rose Point) Swing Bridge	South Channel,Georgian Bay,nearParry Sound, Ontario	45°18′54″N80°2′40″W	Still swings, Vehicle Traffic (formerly rail)	LinksWasauksing First Nation(Parry Island) to the mainland at Rose Point
Welland Canal, Bridge 15	Welland Recreational Waterway,Welland, Ontario	42°58′37″N79°15′21″W	No longer swings, Rail Traffic	Built byCanada Southern Railway,c. 1910.Now operated byTrillium Railway
Welland Canal, Bridge 20 Approach Span	2nd and 3rdWelland Canal,Port Colborne, Ontario	42°53′14″N79°14′58″W	No longer swings, Abandoned (formerly rail)	Abandoned 1998 when adjacentVertical-lift bridgewas dismantled.
Bergen Cut-off Bridge	Red River,Winnipeg,Manitoba	49°56′49″N97°5′53″W	Centre span permanently in open position, allowing unrestricted river traffic	Decommissioned CPR railway bridge (last used in 1946) Superstructure built by Dominion Bridge Co. 1913–1914
Pont CN-Du port	Lachine Canal,Montreal,Quebec	45°29′24.9″N73°33′26.1″W	No longer swings.	Abandoned CN railway swing bridge in the middle of Lachine Canal. Constructed in 1912 by theDominion Bridge Companyfor theGrand Trunk Railwaycompany.The pivot system and the cockpit are still in place, but the bridge has not been operational since the late 1960s.

China

• Jintang Bridge (Tianjin),acrossHai Riverin Tianjin

Denmark

• Lille LangebroPedestrian double swing bridge crossing the inner harbour at Copenhagen.

Egypt

El Ferdan Railway Bridge inEgypt;the longest swing bridge in the world, runs from the east of theSuez Canalto the west intoSinai.It is left open most of the time to allow sailing ships to pass in the canal, only closing during the passage of trains.

• The longest swing bridge span is 340 metres, by theEl Ferdan Railway Bridgeacross theSuez Canal.

Estonia

• The Admiral Bridge (Admiralisild) is a pedestrian bridge inTallinn,Estonia,connecting two parts of theOld City Harbour.It allows access to the Admiralty Pool (Admiraliteedi bassein) for yachts. It became the first swing bridge in Estonia in 2021.

France

• Le pont tournant rue Dieu, across theCanal Saint-Martinin Paris, is a distinctive location in the 1938 filmHôtel du Nord,and is featured in the opening shot of the film.

Germany

• Kaiser-Wilhelm-BrückeinWilhelmshaven,built in 1907, with a length of 159m, it was once Europe's biggest swing bridge.

India

Poira-Corjuem Bridge,Goa

• Garden Reach Road Swing Bridge, forCalcuttaPort,Kidderpore,Kolkata
• Poira-Corjuem Bridge, for GSIDC,Corjuem,Goa by Rajdeep Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.

Ireland

• Samuel Beckett Bridge,Dublin
• Seán O'Casey Bridge,Dublin
• Michael Davitt Bridge,County Mayo
• Portumna bridge,between County Galway and County Tipperary

Italy

ThePonte GirevoleSan Francesco di PaolainTaranto

• Ponte Girevole,Taranto(built in 1958, after an 1887 one of similar design but using different materials) – a very unusual type, with two spans that separate at the bridge's center and pivot sideways from the bridge's outer ends.

Latvia

• Kalpaka Tilts,Liepāja,connecting the city with the former Russian/Soviet portKarosta.

Lithuania

Chain Bridge,Klaipeda

• Chain Bridge, Klaipeda. Built in 1855 and still working today, this is the only swing bridge in Lithuania. When the bridge is turned, boats and yachts can enter the Castle port. Rotation of the bridge is manual; two people can rotate the bridge.

The Netherlands

The "Abtswoudsebrug", a swing bridge for bikers and pedestrians built in 1979

• The "Abtsewoudsebrug" inDelft,close to theTechnische Universiteit Delft,is a bridge of this type.52°0′5.71″N4°21′50.10″E
• There are four bridges of this type in use on theAfsluitdijk(Enclosure dam). They span the waterways that link theshipping lock complexesto theWadden Sea.
• There is another one on the channel between Ghent (Belgium) and Terneuzen (The Netherlands) at Sas Van Gent.

Many inner cities have swing bridges, since these require less street space than other types of bridges.

New Zealand

• Kopu Bridge,Waihou River, nearThames, New Zealand

(A "swing bridge" in New Zealand refers to aflexible walking track bridgewhich "swings" as you walk across.)

Panama

• A swing bridge at theGatun Locksprovides the only road passage over the Atlantic side of thePanama Canal.This is a small bridge that swings out from each side. Another larger swing bridge at theMiraflores Locksis on the Pacific side but is rarely used, having been supplanted by theBridge of the Americasand theCentennial Bridge.

Poland

• A swing bridge at theGiżyckois one of four bridges that cross over the Luczanski Channel. It is one of ten (four still in operation) swing bridges inPoland.
• A swing bridge inUstka,which crosses the Słupia River, and is walkable every 20 minutes.

South Africa

The Clocktower Bridge, in Cape Town, starting to close behind a small boat

• The Clocktower Bridge is a pedestrian swing bridge at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront inCape Town.

Ukraine

• Varvarivskyi Bridgeover theSouthern BuginMykolaiv,with Europe's longest span (134 m)

United Kingdom

Traffic crossing the Northwich Road swing bridge on theManchester Ship CanalatStockton Heath,Warrington

Hull Docks branch bridge

In the UK, there is a legal definition in current statute as to what is, or is not a 'swing bridge'

Cross Keys Bridge inSutton Bridgewhich carries theA17over theRiver NeneinLincolnshireclose to the border withNorfolk.

• Acton swing bridge– road
• Barmouth Bridge– rail
• Beccles swing bridge– rail
• Bell's Bridge,Glasgow– pedestrian
• Bethells Swing Bridge
• Boothferry swing bridgeatBoothferry,Yorkshire
• Caernarfon swing bridge
• Connaught CrossinginLondon Docklands,built as a low-rising swing bridge to allow marine traffic in theRoyal Docksto pass at a place when the proximity ofLondon City Airportmeant a higher fixed bridge was not practicable.
• Cross Keys BridgeinSutton Bridge– carries theA17road over the River Nene in Lincolnshire
• Folkestone Harbour railway station– railway bridge on the branch line.
• Foxton Swingbridge- road bridge over the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal in the village of Foxton.
• Goole railway swing bridge
• Glasson Dock swing bridge
• Hawarden Railway Bridge– rail (now deactivated).
• Hull, England docks branch bridge– rail
• Kennet and Avon CanalatTyle Mill Lock,Sulhamstead,Berkshire
• Kincardine Bridge– crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife (now deactivated).
• Leeds and Liverpool CanalHas a large number of swing bridges, especially betweenBingleyandSkiptonand Burscough andLiverpool.Many are manually operated, carrying only farm tracks, but a significant number carry road traffic and are mechanised for boater operation.
• Manchester Ship CanalatLatchford,Stockton HeathandLower WaltoninWarrington,and also slightly further west atMoore.Near the eastern end of the canal inSalford,theBarton Road Swing Bridgeis adjacent to theBarton Swing Aqueduct– a 234-foot, 800-ton trough holding some 800 tons of water (retained by gates at either end) swings so that it is at right angles to theBridgewater Canalto allow ships to pass up the Ship Canal.
• Myton Swing Bridge- road bridge inKingston upon Hull
• Oulton Broad swing bridge– rail
• Reedham Swing Bridge(52.55887°N 1.57237°E/52.55887; 1.57237) – rail
• Ross Bridge, Penzance
• Sandwich Toll Bridge(rebuilt 1892)
• Selby swing bridge– rail
• Somerleyton swing bridge
• Trowse BridgeatNorwich.Carries the electrifiedGreat Eastern Main Lineover theRiver Yare.It is the only overhead electrified swing bridge in the country.
• Tyne swing bridgeatNewcastle Upon Tyne,which has an 85.7-metre cantilevered span with a central axis of rotation able to move through 90° to allow vessels to pass on either side of it.
• Whitby Swing Bridgeover theRiver EskatWhitby,North Yorkshire, with two swing leaves (though only one is usually opened).
• Yar Swing Bridge,Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

• Operation of the Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge on theKennet & Avon Canal
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  Bridge with road traffic
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  Bridge opening
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  Bridge with canal traffic

United States

The formerChincoteague ChannelSwing Bridge inChincoteague,Virginia, now demolished.

The largest double swing-span bridge in the United States is the 3,250 feet (990 m) long, 450 feet (140 m) navigable span, 60 feet (18 m) clearanceGeorge P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.

• CSXTBlackwater Riverbridge inMilton, Florida.
• Alanson Swing Bridge, billed as America's shortest swing bridge, crossing theCrooked RiverinAlanson, Michigan.The world's shortest are located in the United Kingdom over some of the narrowest canals in the world, for example on theStroudwater Navigation,or, see Yar Swing Bridge above.
• Ben Sawyer Bridge,connecting the city ofMount Pleasant, South Carolina,withSullivan's Island
• Berkley–Dighton Bridge (1896),connecting the towns ofBerkleyandDighton, Massachusetts,crossing theTaunton River;removed in 2010. Thereplacement bridgeis not a swing structure.
• Black Point Bridge carryingNorthwestern Pacific Railroadover thePetaluma RiveratBlack Point-Green Point, California
• Blackburn Point Road Bridge,over theIntracoastal WaterwayinOsprey, Florida
• Bridge No. 4455, Central Avenue over Lewis Gut,Bridgeport, Connecticut(1924 steel swing bridge)
• Boca Grande Causeway,Built in 1958, this bridge is used for passage between Placida, FL to the island of Boca Grande. The original swing bridge was replaced by the current swing bridge in late 2015.
• Bridgeport Swing Bridge,Bridgeport, Alabama(demolished in the late 1970s, replaced with new span)
• Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6(or BNSF Railway Bridge 9.6), crossing theColumbia River,fromPortland, Oregon,toVancouver, Washington,built in 1908.
• Center Street Bridge,Cleveland,Ohio (1901)
• Chef Menteur Bridge,nearSlidell, Louisiana
• Chincoteague ChannelSwing Bridge,Chincoteague, Virginia(demolished)
• Choptank River,modest swing bridge carrying former Baltimore & Eastern Railroad (PRR subsidiary) atDenton, Maryland(disused and isolated)
• Clinton Railroad Bridgecrossing theMississippi River,Clinton, Iowa
• Columbus DriveBridge,Tampa, Florida,a bobtail swing bridge over theHillsborough River
• CSX Rail Bridge,Indiantown, Florida
• Curtis Creek Rail Bridge,Baltimore,Maryland
• Deweyville Swing Bridge,crossing theSabine Rivereast ofDeweyville, Texas
• Dubuque Rail Bridge,crossing theMississippi Riverand connectingDubuque, IowawithEast Dubuque, Illinois
• Dumbarton Rail Bridge,crossingSan Francisco BayinCalifornia(1910); since being decommissioned, the swing portion of the bridge has been welded open.
• East Haddam Bridge,Route 82over theConnecticut River,East Haddam, Connecticut(1913)
• Fort Madison Toll Bridge,crossing theMississippi Riverand connectingFort Madison, IowawithNiota, Illinois
• Fort Pike Bridge,nearSlidellandNew Orleans,Louisiana
• Fort Denaud Bridge,nearLaBelleandAlva, Florida

A swing bridge nearBelle Glade, Florida

• Figure Eight Island Bridge,north ofWilmington, North Carolina
• Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge,Washington, D.C.
• George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge,over theYork RiverbetweenYorktownandGloucester Point, Virginia
• Gianella Bridge,near Hamilton City California, connecting Glenn and Butte Counties over the Sacramento River, It was built in 1937 and demolished in 1987.
• Government Bridgeon theMississippi RiverbetweenDavenport, IowaandRock Island, Illinois(1896)
• Grand Haven GTW RR Swing Bridge,connectingGrand HavenandFerrysburg, Michigan
• Grand Rapids Swing Bridge,Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Grosse Ile Toll Bridgeand nearbyWayne County Bridge,Grosse Ile, Michigan
• Hannibal Bridge(1869, demolished) andSecond Hannibal Bridge(1917),Kansas City, Missouri,crossing theMissouri River
• Harlem Riverbridges in New York City, including from south to north:
  • Willis Avenue Bridge
  • Third Avenue Bridge
  • Madison Avenue Bridge
  • 145th Street Bridge
  • Macombs Dam Bridge
  • University Heights Bridge
  • Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
• Harmar Railroad Bridge,Marietta, Ohio
• Hodgdon Island Bridge,Boothbay, Maine.This is one of two manual swing bridges in Maine (see Songo Locks in Naples, Maine)

The swing span of the double-deckI Street Bridge,inSacramento,open for a ship.

• I Street Bridge,Sacramento, California
• India Point Railroad Bridge,Providence, Rhode Islandcrossing theSeekonk River
• International Railway Bridge connectingBuffalo, New YorkandFort Erie, Ontario,Canada
• La Crosse Rail Bridge,crossing theMississippi RiverbetweenLa Crescent, Minnesota,andLa Crosse, Wisconsin
• Livingston Avenue Bridge,Albany, New York
• Mathers Bridge,connectingMerritt IslandtoIndian Harbour Beach, Floridaacross theBanana River
• Middle Branch ofPatapsco RiverRail Bridge, nearCamden Yards,Baltimore,Maryland
• Mystic River Railroad Bridge,Mystic, Connecticut,carriesAmtrak'sNortheast Corridortracks over theMystic River.
• New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge,connectingNew BedfordandFairhaven, Massachusetts
• New Richmond Swing Bridge,nearFennville, Michigan
• Norfolk Southern RailwayBridge crossing theMaumee River,Toledo, Ohio
• Norfolk Southern RailwayBridge crossing theOcmulgee RiverinLumber City, Georgia(2,800 feet (850 m) long; built 1916) (electrical swing components removed)
• Northern Avenue BridgeoverFort Point ChannelinBoston,Massachusetts (1908 steel truss)
• North Landing Bridge, built in the 1950s, on theAtlantic Intracoastal Waterwaywhere it forms part of the border between Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia,
• Omaha Road Bridge Number 15,an asymmetrical single-track railroad bridge over theMississippi RiverbetweenSaint PaulandLilydale, Minnesota(1916)
• Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge(1908),Portland, Oregon
• Padanaram Bridgeon the causeway protecting Apponagansett Bay inDartmouth, Massachusetts
• Passaic RiverinNewark, New Jersey
  • Jackson Street Bridge
  • Bridge Street Bridge
  • Clay Street Bridge
• Pennsylvania Railroad'sShellpot Branchover theChristina RiverinWilmington, Delaware(original two-track bridge replaced with a single-track bridge in 2003)
• Pennsylvania Railroad'sSouth Philadelphia Branch Bridgeover theSchuylkill River,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
• Point Street Bridge,Providence, Rhode Islandcrossing theProvidence River
• Portal Bridge,carrying theNortheast Corridorover theHackensack RiverbetweenKearnyandSecaucus, New Jersey
• Providence & Worcester railroad bridge,Middletown, Connecticut
• Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridgeover the Beaufort River/Intracoastal Waterway inBeaufort,South Carolina

  

  Navigation Locks Bridge,Bonneville Dam

• Riverside-Delanco BridgeoverRancocas CreekinNew Jersey
• Rock Island Swing Bridgeover theMississippi RiverbetweenInver Grove HeightsandSt. Paul Park, Minnesota
• "S" Swing Bridge over thePerquimans River,Hertford, North Carolina.
• Sakonnet River rail bridge,crossing theSakonnet RiverbetweenTivertonandPortsmouth,Rhode Island
• Saugatuck River Bridge(Bridge No. 1349),Route 136over theSaugatuck River,Westport, Connecticut(1884 iron-truss swing bridge)
• Shaw Cove Railroad Bridge,New London, Connecticut,carryingAmtrak'sNortheast Corridortracks over the entrance to Shaw Cove in New London
• Snow-Reed Swing Bridge,Fort Lauderdale, Florida,crossing theNew Riverand connecting the Sailboat Bend neighborhood with the Riverside Park neighborhood
• Songo LockBridge, Naples, Maine; carries Songo Lock Road over theSongo Riverjust upstream of the lock. Powered by human operator turning gears using a removable crank. Not to be confused with a former swing bridge about two miles upstream which carriedUS 302until replaced with a fixed span in May 2012.
• South Bristol, MaineAsymmetric swing bridge connecting Rutherford Island to the mainland.
• Southport, MEconnects Southport Island to Boothbay Harbor on Route 27.
• Spokane Street Bridgeover theDuwamish WaterwayinSeattle,Washington, built 1991. Features two reinforced concrete, serial swing spans, each rotating 45 degrees
• St. Joseph Swing Bridgeover theMissouri River,St. Joseph, Missouri(1904)
• Topsail Island Swing Bridge,Surf City, North Carolina(Constructed in the 1950s, the swing bridge was demolished after being replaced by a fixed-span high rise bridge in 2018).
• Trail Creek Swing BridgeinMichigan City, Indiana,carrying theMichigan Central Railroad(now operated byAmtrak)
• Torry Island Swing Bridge,Torry Island, Florida
• Umpqua River BridgenearReedsport, Oregonon US-101
• Victory Bridge,crossing theRaritan RiverinPerth Amboy, New Jersey(taken down in 2003)
• Walt Disney World Railroad(formerFlorida East Coast Railway) swing bridge,Bay Lake, Florida
• Woods Memorial Bridgeover the Beaufort River inBeaufort, South Carolina
• Yancopin Bridge,Arkansas River,southeasternArkansas.FormerMissouri Pacificrailroad bridge with separatevertical-liftand swing trusses now part ofrail-trail;swing span now manually operated
• State Hwy 87 northbound bridgethe eastern boundary ofBridge City, Texas

Omaha NE Turn Style Bridge is now a historical landmark. Located 86H674H5+98 Used for rail transport. Connecting Council Bluffs, Iowa to downtown Omaha, Nebraska

Uruguay

Carmelo Bridge,Uruguay,during its inauguration in 1912.

• CarmeloBridge. Built in 1912 is the oldest swing bridge in all of Latin America.
• Barra del Santa Lucia Bridge.Built in 1925 as a railway bridge, today is used only by pedestrians.

Vietnam

• Han River BridgeinDa Nang

See also

• Movable bridgesfor a list of other movable bridge types

External links

• Video of manually operated railroad swing bridge over the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal, Lewes, Delaware, 2008