Vertical lift bridge
Ancestor:	Truss bridge,
Related:	Bascule bridge, swing bridge, folding bridge, retractable bridge
Descendant:	Submersible bridge, table bridge
Carries:	Automobile, pedestrians, truck, light rail, heavy rail
Span range:	Short
Material:	Steel
Movable:	Yes
Design effort:	medium
Falsework required:	Depends upon degree of prefabrication

A vertical lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. A truss bridge is a Bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response The Bascule Bridge is a paved one-lane highway bridge in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. A swing bridge is a Movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center about which the turning A folding bridge is a type of Movable bridge. An example of a folding bridge is the Hörnbrücke ( Hoernbridge) in the city of Kiel in A retractable bridge is a type of Movable bridge in which the deck can be rolled or slid backwards to open a gap for crossing traffic usually a ship on a waterway A submersible bridge is a type of Movable bridge that lowers the bridge deck below the water level to permit waterborne traffic to use the waterway A table bridge is a Moveable bridge in which the deck moves along the vertical axis Falsework consists of temporary structures used in Construction to support spanning or arched structures in order to hold the component in place until its construction is sufficiently A movable bridge is a Bridge that moves to allow passage for (usually boats or barges Span is a section between two intermediate supports eg of a beam or a Bridge.

The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swing span bridge. The Bascule Bridge is a paved one-lane highway bridge in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. A swing bridge is a Movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center about which the turning Generally speaking they cost less to build for longer moveable spans. ^[1] The counterweights in a vertical lift are only required to be equal to the weight of the deck, whereas bascule bridge counterweights must weigh several times more than the span being lifted. As a result, heavier materials can be used in the deck and so this type of bridge is especially suited for heavy railroad use.

Although most vertical lift bridges use towers each with counterweights, some use hydraulic jacks located below the deck. An example is the 16m span bridge at St Paul avenue in Milwaukee^[2] (see also table bridges). A table bridge is a Moveable bridge in which the deck moves along the vertical axis Another design used balance beams to lift the deck, with pivoting bascules located on the top of the lift towers. ^[3] An example of this kind was built at La Salle in Illinois, USA.

The biggest disadvantage to the vertical lift bridge (in comparison with many other designs) is the height restriction for vessels passing under it. This is a result of the deck remaining suspended above the passageway.

A lift bridge over the Erie Canal at Lockport. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes Lockport is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. . .

. . . elevates at both ends. . .

. . . and nears its upward position. Pedestrians may cross when it is up using stairways.

Contents 1 Examples 1.1 Canada 1.2 Indonesia 1.3 United States 1.4 France 1.5 United Kingdom 1.6 Australia 2 Gallery of images 3 See also 4 References

Examples

Canada

• 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). The Welland Canal is a Ship canal that runs 42  km (270  Miles from Port Colborne Ontario on Lake Erie to Port 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). The Welland Recreational Waterway is a water channel in the city of Welland, Ontario, Canada. 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.
• Pretoria Bridge over the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario
• Selkirk Lift Bridge over the Red River in Selkirk, Manitoba
• Victoria Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River connecting Saint-Lambert and Montreal, Quebec. The Pretoria Bridge is a Lift bridge in Ottawa, Canada. It crosses the Rideau Canal linking The Glebe and Centretown to The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The Red River (rivière Rouge is a North American river Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River Victoria Bridge (Pont Victoria is a bridge over the St Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city on the south shore of the St Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
• Second Narrows Bridge Vancouver, BC over Burrard Inlet. The Second Narrows Bridge is a vertical lift Railway bridge that crosses the Burrard Inlet and connects Vancouver with the North Shore Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C For other places with the same name see Burrard. Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal Fjord in southwestern British
• Okanagan Lake Bridge in Kelowna, BC across Okanagan Lake. The Okanagan Lake Bridge (also known as the Kelowna Floating Bridge) is a three-lane 2100 foot/650 metre-long floating bridge in British Columbia Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Okanagan Lake, also known as Lake Okanagan, is a large deep Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

Indonesia

• Jembatan Ampera (Ampera Bridge) - an automobile lift bridge located in Palembang that cross the Musi River.

United States

• Aerial Lift Bridge - an automobile bridge in Duluth, Minnesota which began life as an aerial transfer or ferry bridge. The Tower Bridge is a Vertical lift bridge crossing the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento in Yolo County to the west with the capital The Steel Bridge is a Through truss, double lift Bridge across the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, United States. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth Minnesota. Duluth is a Port City in the US state of Minnesota and the County seat of St
• Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge - connecting Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York; at 170 m span, the longest in the world. The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1959 to replace an older swing span Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• ASB Bridge - A bridge that handled both trains and cars on two decks over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. The Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB Bridge is a rail crossing over the Missouri River in Kansas City Missouri that formerly also handled car traffic Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages
• Burlington-Bristol Bridge - A two-lane bridge over the Delaware River, joining Bristol, Pennsylvania with Burlington, New Jersey between Philadelphia and New York City. The Burlington-Bristol Bridge is a Truss bridge with a lift span crossing the Delaware River from Burlington, New Jersey to The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Bristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 23 miles (37 km northeast of Philadelphia opposite Burlington N See also Burlington Township New Jersey Burlington is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City of New York
• Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge - a single-track railroad bridge over the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Massachusetts. The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, a vertical Lift bridge in Bourne Massachusetts near Buzzards Bay, carries Railroad traffic across the The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that joins Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts. Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
• Cape Fear Memorial Bridge - A four-lane bridge over the Cape Fear River that joins Wilmington and Brunswick County, North Carolina. The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel Vertical lift bridge. The Cape Fear River is a long Blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Brunswick County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina.
• Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Lift Bridge - a single-track railroad bridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Delaware that was built in 1966 for the Pennsylvania Railroad and replaced an earlier structure when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers widened the canal in the mid-1960s. The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Lift Bridge Bridge carries Norfolk Southern rail lines across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal ( C&D Canal) is a 14-mile (23-km long 450-foot (137-m wide and 35-foot (11-m deep ship Canal that cuts across the states of Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel It is the only bridge of its type along the canal, with earlier highway lift or swing bridges being replaced by high-level crossings.
• Hastings Rail Bridge - A single track railroad bridge at Hastings, Minnesota over the Mississippi River
• Hawthorne Bridge - A four lane bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Hastings Rail Bridge is a Lift bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Hastings Minnesota. Hastings is a city in Dakota and Washington counties in the U The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Hawthorne Bridge is a Truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, joining Hawthorne The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Opened in 1910, it is the oldest operating vertical lift bridge in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[4]
• Interstate Bridge - carries Interstate 5 traffic over the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The Interstate Bridge (also Columbia River Interstate Bridge, I-5 Bridge, Portland-Vancouver Interstate Bridge) is a pair of nearly identical steel Interstate 5 (I-5 is the main Interstate highway on the West Coast of the United States, paralleling the Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico The Columbia River (known as
• Main Street Bridge - A four-lane bridge over the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. The Main Street Bridge was the second road bridge built across the St The St Johns River (officially Saint Johns River, but commonly spelled St
• Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge - crosses Rockaway Inlet between Brooklyn and Queens, New York; designed in 1937 by David Steinman. The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in New York City (originally Marine Parkway Bridge) is a vertical Lift bridge that crosses Rockaway Inlet Rockaway Inlet is a Strait connecting Jamaica Bay, wholly within New York City, with the Atlantic Ocean. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. You may also be looking for David B Steinman, builder of bridges
• Murray Morgan Bridge - Steel lift bridge in Tacoma, Washington. The Murray Morgan Bridge, also known as the 11th Street bridge or City Waterway bridge, is a Lift bridge in Tacoma Washington. Notable for its height above water, sloping span and overhead span to carry a water pipe. Closed October 23rd, 2007.
• Park Avenue Bridge - 160m span in New York City, replaced a swing bridge in 1960. The Park Avenue Bridge is a Vertical lift bridge carrying the Metro-North Railroad across the Harlem River between the boroughs of The City of New York
• Portage Lake Lift Bridge - A bridge which connects the Michigan cities of Hancock and Houghton
• Sarah Mildred Long Bridge and Memorial Bridge - Two lift bridges (out of 3 bridges) over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine. The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton Michigan by crossing over Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Hancock is a City in Houghton County. It is the northernmost city in the U Houghton is a City in the US state of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge is a Lift bridge that carries the US 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth New Hampshire and For the Memorial Bridge in Washington DC see Arlington Memorial Bridge The Memorial Bridge is a through truss Lift bridge that The Piscataqua River, in the northeastern United States, is a long tidal Estuary formed by the confluence of the Salmon Falls and Cochecho Portsmouth is a City in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9543 at the 2000 census
• Stillwater Bridge - A highway bridge that joins Stillwater, Minnesota with Houlton, Wisconsin over the St. Croix River. The Stillwater Bridge (alternatively known as the Stillwater Lift Bridge, St Stillwater is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, directly across the St The St Croix River is a Tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 164 miles (264 km long in the U
• St. Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge - A single-track railroad bridge in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota over the Mississippi River. The St Paul Union Pacific Vertical-lift Rail Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that spans the Mississippi River in downtown St Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U
• Steel Bridge - A double-lift bridge in Portland, Oregon over the Willamette River. The Steel Bridge is a Through truss, double lift Bridge across the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, United States. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. Its bottom 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. ^[5]
• Tower Bridge - A four-lane bridge over the Sacramento River connecting Sacramento and West Sacramento, California. The Tower Bridge is a Vertical lift bridge crossing the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento in Yolo County to the west with the capital The Sacramento River is the longest River entirely within the U West Sacramento is a city in Yolo County, California. It is contiguous with Sacramento, but is separated by the Sacramento River which is also

France

• Pont de Recouvrance - Over the Penfeld in Brest giving access to the military arsenal. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

• Pont Gustave-Flaubert - Over the Seine in Rouen

• Pont Levant de Crimée - Over the Ourcq Canal, the last surviving lift bridge in Paris

United Kingdom

• Kingsferry Bridge - built in Kent in 1960. Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Kingsferry Bridge was designed by Mott Hay and Anderson, and built by John Howard with Dorman Long and Sir William Arrol.
• Turnbridge Locomotive Lift Bridge - highly unusual bridge at Turnbridge in Huddersfield. Turnbridge is the area to the east of Huddersfield town centre Ring road in West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north
• Salford Quays lift bridge - carries pedestrians across the Manchester Ship Canal. The Salford Quays lift bridge (also known as Salford Quays Millennium footbridge) is a 95m Vertical lift bridge bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal The Manchester Ship Canal is a wide long river navigation in North West England, opened on 21 May 1894
• Tees Newport Bridge - 82m span, first major lift bridge in the UK. Opened to traffic on 28 February 1934

Australia

• Ryde Bridge - road - Ryde, Australia 1935 - closed
• Alexandria Canal - rail - Mascot - closed
• Port Adelaide - rail - opened 2008
• Bridgewater Bridge - road- Bridgewater, Tasmania - opened

Gallery of images

The vertical lift bridge over the Gouwe River was built in 1930. The Ryde Bridge, which is in fact two bridges is located in Sydney, Australia that crosses the Parramatta River, linking the suburb of Ryde Port Adelaide ( is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. The Bridgewater Bridge and Causeway spans the Derwent River in Tasmania, Australia between Bridgewater and Granton. Bridgewater, Tasmania, is one greater Hobart 's northern-most suburbs located 19km from the city The Gouwe is a channelized river in South Holland, the Netherlands Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.	ASB Bridge in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages	Main Street Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. The Main Street Bridge was the second road bridge built across the St	The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge is the largest in the world.
The Tees Newport Bridge on the River Tees, UK. Opened to traffic on 28 February 1934 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

See also

• Movable bridge for a list of other movable bridge types
• Table bridge for a vertical lift bridge without visible lifting means
• Submersible bridge for a similar disappearing bridge

References

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