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Delaware River

The **Delaware River** is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It drains an area of 14,119 square miles in five U.S. states—New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Rising in two branches in New York state's Catskill Mountains, the river flows 419 miles into Delaware Bay where its waters enter the Atlantic Ocean near Cape May in New Jersey and Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Not including Delaware Bay, the river's length including its two branches is 388 miles. The Delaware River is one of nineteen "Great Waters" recognized by the America's Great Waters Coalition.

The Delaware River rises in two main branches that descend from the western flank of the Catskill Mountains in New York. The West Branch begins near Mount Jefferson in the Town of Jefferson in Schoharie County. The river's East Branch begins at Grand Gorge near Roxbury in Delaware County. These two branches flow west and merge near Hancock in Delaware County, and the combined waters flow as the Delaware River south. Through its course, the Delaware River forms the boundaries between Pennsylvania and New York, the entire boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and most of the boundary between Delaware and New Jersey. The river meets tide-water at the junction of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey, at the Falls of the Delaware. The river's navigable, tidal section served as a conduit for shipping and transportation that aided the development of the industrial cities of Trenton, Camden, and Philadelphia. The mean freshwater discharge of the Delaware River into the estuary of Delaware Bay is 11,550 cubic feet per second.

## Bridges

Dozens of bridges cross the Delaware River. The Delaware River is home to some exceptionally historic truss bridges, some dating back to the early 20th century or the late 19th century. The Delaware River is also home to the the only suspension bridge aqueduct in the world (although it no longer carries water today), one of five remaining privately owned toll bridges in the United States, and the third-shortest suspension bridge in the United States.

The Delaware River Turnpike-Toll Bridge carries Interstate 95 across the river between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Main Avenue Viaduct

The **Main Avenue (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge** (alternately **Main Avenue Viaduct**[2]) is a cantilever truss bridge in Cleveland, Ohio carrying Ohio State Route 2/Cleveland Memorial Shoreway over the Cuyahoga River.[3] The bridge, completed in 1939, is 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in length, and was the longest elevated structure in Ohio[4] until the 2007 completion of the Veterans' Glass City Skyway in Toledo. It was named for Harold H. Burton, 45th mayor of Cleveland, in late January 1986.[5] The bridge replaced an 1869 bridge at the same site,[4] and was built in conjunction with construction of the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway.[6]

The bridge received extensive renovations 1991–1992;[4][7] it subsequently received major structural repairs in 2007[8] and again in 2012–2013, both instances necessitating re-routing of large vehicles.[9][10][11]

The bridge is visible at the end of the "Cleveland Rocks" version of the opening credits of *The Drew Carey Show*.[12]

In 2013, the Federal Highway Administration listed the Main Avenue Bridge as "structurally deficient" and "fracture critical".
Prescott Drawbridge

The **Prescott Drawbridge**, also called the **Point Douglas Drawbridge**, is a steel girder bridge with a double-leaf bascule drawbridge section. The roadbed of the drawbridge span is a steel grate. The bridge carries U.S. 10 across the St. Croix River and connects Prescott, Wisconsin, with the Point Douglas park area of Denmark Township, Minnesota. This is the only highway drawbridge in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area with active traffic. It was completed in 1990 and replaced a rare regional example of a Waddell & Harrington vertical-lift bridge completed in 1922 that operated as a toll bridge from 1923 to 1946.[1] The environmental impact statement, published in 1979, considered a higher level fixed bridge at this location. [2]

Adjacent to the road bridge, the BNSF Railway St.\_Croix\_Subdivision crosses the St. Croix river on a Vertical-lift bridge.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge

The **Third Lake Washington Bridge,** officially the **Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge,** is a floating bridge in the Seattle metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Washington. It is one of the Interstate 90 floating bridges, carrying the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Mercer Island and Seattle. The floating bridge is the fifth-longest of its kind in the world, at 5,811 feet (1,772 m).

## History

The bridge was built in 1989 and is named for Homer More Hadley, who designed the bridge's companion span, the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge. Hadley also designed the McMillin Bridge in Pierce County.[1]

When the bridge was built, parallel to the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge, two reversible high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes were set up to accommodate the traffic flow between Seattle and the suburban Eastside (westbound in the morning, eastbound in the evenings).

Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation added HOV lanes to the bridge's westbound lanes in 2017.[2] This preceded construction of the East Link light rail line from downtown Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond, which will use the former reversible express lanes. East Link, scheduled to be completed in 2023, will be the first time that a light-rail line will operate on a floating bridge.[3][4]

## Usage

The bridge carries four westbound lanes, including a HOV lane, as well as a bicycle and pedestrian path on the north side.

Prior to 2017, it also carried two reversible lanes, configured to normally carry westbound traffic on weekday mornings and eastbound traffic at other times. Use of the reversible express lanes was restricted to HOV traffic, except for vehicles traveling to and from Mercer Island.

With a total of five traffic lanes and three full-sized shoulders, the Third Lake Washington Bridge was the widest floating bridge in the world, until the completion of the new Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in 2016.[5]
Bloomington Ferry Bridge

The **Bloomington Ferry Bridge** is a 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km) freeway bridge across the Minnesota River between Bloomington, Minnesota and Shakopee, Minnesota that carries U.S. Route 169 (US 169).[1] The current bridge and the US 169 Shakopee Bypass were both completed in 1996. The bridge it replaced was designated Hennepin County Road 18 and Scott County Road 18.

## Bridge history

In 1849, the Bloomington Ferry began operation across the Minnesota River, providing service until the first Bloomington Ferry Bridge was built in 1889 at the site of the current Bloomington Ferry Trail Bridge.[2] This bridge remained in service until the late 1970s, when the bridge was replaced by a temporary 2-lane vehicle bridge. This second bridge remained in service until the third and current bridge was built approx. 0.75 miles (1.21 km) upstream. This current bridge was built in 1996 to avoid the flooding issues that plagued the previous two bridges due to the road on the Scott County side of the bridge lying along the riverbank.
Deady Memorial Bridge

The **Deady Memorial Bridge** is a steel stringer bridge over the Chicopee River between Chicopee and Springfield, Massachusetts. The bridge carries MA-33, signed as Memorial Drive, over the river and was constructed in 2006. The bridge was built to replace the deteriorated and unreasonably narrow Chicopee River Dam Bridge, which was a through truss bridge constructed in the early 20th century.

The Deady Memorial Bridge, as well as its predecessor, are located directly next to the Chicopee River Dam, which is one of two waterfalls along the river to accommodate a large drop in elevation between the source and the mouth of the river. The Chicopee River Dam Bridge was a four-span through truss bridge of the pratt truss design, similar to the original Robinson Bridge upstream. Also like the Robinson Bridge, the original Chicopee River Dam Bridge did not meet modern-day construction standards for vehicular roadways, and therefore was considered unsafe and at risk for condemnation.

Unlike the Robinson Bridge, however, which was replaced by the American Legion Memorial Bridge in the 1990’s, MassDOT did not have the funding available to replace the Chicopee River Dam Bridge until 2004. As such, the bridge was indefinitely closed to all traffic in 2001, and indefinitely closed to pedestrians in 2003. It remained abandoned for 11 months, until the structure was finally removed in 2005. Also unlike the Robinson Bridge, the original stone piers of the Chicopee River Dam Bridge were reused for the construction of the replacement bridge, which allowed the construction process to be accelerated.

The replacement bridge opened to traffic in June 2006 and was named the Deady Memorial Bridge, in honor of a soldier killed in the line of duty who was originally from Chicopee.

## See also

* American Legion Memorial Bridge
* List of bridges within the Interstate 90 corridor
Manchac Swamp Bridge

The **Manchac Swamp Bridge** is a twin concrete trestle bridge[1] in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a total length of 22.80 miles (36.69 km)[2][3] it is one of the longest bridges in the world over water and is the longest bridge on the Interstate Highway System. Some claim it is the longest toll-free road bridge in the world.[4] The bridge carries Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 51 over the Manchac Swamp in Louisiana, and represents one-third of the highway's approximately 66 miles in Louisiana. Opening in 1979,[1] its piles were driven 250 feet (76 m) beneath the swamp and with the cost of the span being $7 million per mile (equivalent to $20 million per mile in 2019 dollars) to complete.[5]
Lake Street-Marshall Bridge

The **Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge** is a reinforced concrete arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota. It is oriented East-West and connects Lake Street in Minneapolis to Marshall Avenue in St. Paul. St. Paul residents often refer to it as the **Marshall Avenue Bridge**. The bridge was designed by Howard, Needles, Tammen, and Bergendoff.

## History

The current Lake Street-Marshall Bridge replaced the previous bridge, a wrought-iron span built in 1889. The previous bridge was the second-oldest bridge in use over the Mississippi, next to the Eads Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri (built in 1874). At the time, the Minneapolis Tribune opined that the new bridge was a "foolish extravagance," since there were already seven bridges over the river. However, the Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge became a major connection between Minneapolis and St. Paul. Before the construction of the freeway system, it carried U.S. Route 212 over the Mississippi River.

When construction on the new bridge started in 1989, the builders built the first half of the new bridge while keeping the old bridge in service. Unfortunately, an accident ended up delaying construction. The falsework for one of the arches collapsed on April 24, 1990, causing the arch itself to collapse, killing construction worker Robert A. Moser. Later, when it came time to demolish the old bridge, crews tried to take it down with explosives, but the first effort didn't bring the bridge down. It took another, more powerful batch of explosives to bring the old bridge down a few weeks later.
Penobscot River Bridge

The **Penobscot River Bridge**, sometimes referred to as the **Medway Bridge** is a pair of twin plate girder bridges that carry Interstate 95 over the Penobscot River in the town of Medway, Maine. The two bridges are the northernmost significant bridge along Interstate 95 between Maine and Florida.

The two bridges are identical in design, although the northern bridge appears older because as of 2015, was heavily covered in surface rust, whereas the southern bridge had been more recently repainted. The northern bridge carries two lanes of southbound traffic and the southern bridge carries two lanes of northbound traffic.

Both bridges were constructed in 1966 and are maintained by MaineDOT, along with I-95 itself between Augusta and the New Brunswick Border in Houlton.

As of 2015, the two bridges together carried an average of 3,220 vehicles per day.
Jeffersonville Bridge

The **Jeffersonville Bridge** is a steel girder bridge carrying Vermont Route 108 across the Lamoille River, just north of the village of Jeffersonville, Vermont. It was built in 2014, replacing a Parker through truss bridge built in 1931; the latter bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

## Setting

The bridge is set just north of Jeffersonville, and carries Vermont Route 108 across the Lamoille River, providing access to Bakersfield via Vermont Route 108 and Waterville via Vermont Route 109. On the south side of the bridge it is connected to a rotary forming the junction of Vermont Route 108 and Vermont Route 15, which runs generally east-west parallel to the river.

## Historic bridge

The 1931 Jeffersonville Bridge was a Parker through truss structure, with steel girder approaches at both ends. It rested on concrete abutment, and was 150 feet (46 m) long, carrying two lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway; the latter was cantilevered on the outside of one of the trusses. The total length of the bridge was about 200 feet (61 m). It had a deck of concrete laid on steel I-beam stringers. The bridge was built in 1931 by the American Bridge Company, and was built using standards and practices adopted by the state after its devastating 1927 floods. Although the bridge rebuilding program after that flood formally ended in 1930, this bridge was built applying the same principles for selection of bridge type (based on the length of the span) and construction practices. The bridge was replaced in 2014 by the present structure.
Alexander Hamilton Bridge

The **Alexander Hamilton Bridge** is a steel deck arch under bridge over the Harlem River in New York City between the boroughs of The Bronx and Manhattan Island. The bridge carries 10 lanes of Interstate 95 over the river and serves as the approach to the George Washington Bridge.

The Alexander Hamilton Bridge was constructed in 1963 as a bypass to the nearby Washington Heights Bridge. The Washington Heights Bridge was constructed in the late 19th century and could no longer support heavy truck traffic that used the George Washington Bridge.

The bridge is one of three deck arch under bridges within a one-mile stretch of the Harlem River - the others are the Washington Heights Bridge and the High Bridge. The bridge is also one of five bridges within the Interstate 95 corridor in New York City - the others being the Washington Heights Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and the Throgs Neck Bridge.

## See also

* Washington Heights Bridge
* George Washington Bridge
* Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
* Throgs Neck Bridge
* List of bridges within the Interstate 95 corridor

## External links

* Wikipedia
* BridgeHunter.com
Mathews Bridge

The Mathews Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Jacksonville, Florida, which spans the St. Johns River. Constructed in 1953, the bridge brings traffic along the Arlington Expressway between downtown Jacksonville and the Arlington neighborhood. It was named after John E. Mathews, a Florida state legislator and Chief Justice of the 1955 Florida Supreme Court who helped gather funding for the bridge's construction. Originally silver in color, the bridge was painted maroon in 1984 in celebration of Jacksonville's United States Football League franchise, the Jacksonville Bulls.

## History

Discussion on building a bridge to Arlington and the beaches began in the early 20th century when cars became more popular. In 1938 Duval County Commission discontinued ferry service to help encourage support for a new bridge. At this time, only the Acosta Bridge and Main Street Bridge crossed the St. Johns River for vehicle use. Another reason for a new bridge was congestion on the two bridges. John E. Mathews, a state legislator and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, helped secure funding for a new bridge. The cost of constructing a bridge was $11 million to be backed by bonds and toll revenues. Tolls remained for the Mathews Bridge until 1989. The John E. Mathews Bridge opened on April 15, 1953.

The bridge had a notoriously problematic grating in the center span. After the previous grating wore out, a new one was installed, causing drivers to complain that the replacement was slippery and difficult to cross. That grating was replaced with a new, "state of the art" grating, which also provoked controversy causing citizens to pressure the Jacksonville City Council to act again concerning the grating. This initially only resulted in reducing the speed limit and roughing up the grating. In 2007, the bridge underwent a $12.9 million deck replacement project to replace the open grating over the center span with a concrete riding surface, and has since been reopened for public use.

In the early afternoon on September 26, 2013, the Military Sealift Command ship USNS *1st. Lt. Harry L. Martin* collided with the center span of the Mathews Bridge. The damage caused to the bridge was sufficient that it was closed indefinitely until it could be inspected and repaired. Following repairs, the Mathews Bridge reopened in the early morning of October 29, 2013.

Part of the reason of the accident was because the charted height of the bridge was incorrect. The bridge owners (Florida Department of Transportation) notified the Coast Guard that the bridge was surveyed and the new height was 146 feet (45 m). This new measurement is 6 feet (1.8 m) lower than the previously published height.

No notification of the vessel's height has been published by the Navy, but local news articles report that FDOT has evidence that the vessel's height was also 5+1⁄2 feet (1.7 m) taller than its plans indicated

## In popular culture

* The Mathews Bridge is referenced in My Generation by Limp Bizkit.
Des Plaines River Valley Bridge

The **Des Plaines River Valley Bridge** is a post-tensioned concrete girder bridge in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois. It carries Interstate 355 (I-355) over the Des Plaines River, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Illinois and Michigan Canal, several railroad lines, Bluff Road, New Avenue and a forest preserve. It is officially named the **Veterans Memorial Bridge**. There are title plaques on the square pillars at the north and south entrances to the bridge. The bridge is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long.[1]

The bridge consists of 34 piers from 10 to 75 feet (3 to 23 m) in height. A lower level bridge was also built for maintenance purposes, and to carry a bicycle trail that will connect other bicycle trails in the area.[1] The total height of the bridge ranges from 80 to 100 feet (24 to 30 m). The height of the bridge allows the endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly to fly safely beneath the bridge, away from the flow of traffic.[2]
Lake Hodges Bridge

The **Lake Hodges Bridge** is a component of Interstate 15 that spans Lake Hodges, just south of Escondido, California. Lake Hodges Bridge is an important part of San Diego's north-south transportation axis.

The original bridge was constructed in 1919. The bridge later became integrated into the newly constructed U.S. Route 395. As part of a roadway realignment and improvement project, the original structure was demolished in 1968,[*disputed – discuss*] and replaced with a new structure in 1969. That bridge was subsequently replaced in 1981, when I-15 was built to supersede US 395.

As a traffic bottleneck, the bridge is vulnerable to traffic jams in North San Diego County. The nature of the lake and the surrounding land makes the bridge the singular access into the city of San Diego from inland North County. The only two major ways around the bridge are the Del Dios Highway, a two-lane winding road to Interstate 5 via Del Mar, and the 25-mile (40 km) trip through Ramona into Escondido. Although paved access roads through the San Pasqual Valley to the east of Lake Hodges do exist, they are lightly traveled and are not designed to handle heavy traffic. The bridge is thus effectively the only crossing point for drivers on the route.

The current bridge is a concrete viaduct. It was widened and replaced in 2006-2009 as part of a project to add managed lanes in the I-15 corridor.

Depending on the amount of rainfall in San Diego County, Lake Hodges's water level fluctuates significantly. As such, Lake Hodges Bridge may cross over water or a dry lake bed from time to time. Due to the vast amount of vegetation that springs up when water levels are low, the area below the bridge has been jokingly referred to as "Hodges National Forest".

## Lake Hodges Pedestrian Bridge

The **Lake Hodges Pedestrian Bridge**, officially named the **David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge** after a retired planning commissioner, is a pedestrian bridge spanning Lake Hodges immediately south of the Interstate 15 span. The bridge was opened to the public on May 15, 2009.

The bridge is of a stress-ribbon design, the longest of its type in the world, and only the sixth to have been built in the US. From end to end the bridge measures 995 feet (303 m). This design was chosen for having the least impact on environmentally sensitive habitats in the construction area.
Henry Ford Bridge

The **Henry Ford Bridge**, also known as the **Badger Avenue Bridge**, is a bridge located in Los Angeles County, Southern California. It carries the Pacific Harbor Line railroad across the Cerritos Channel to Terminal Island from San Pedro, to serve the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. It was built to accommodate operations at the Ford Long Beach Assembly plant which opened in 1930 and was closed in 1959.

The original 1924 bascule bridge was dismantled and replaced in 1996 by a vertical-lift bridge.

## Bascule bridge

The contract for the bascule bridge was placed by The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners in 1922. The bridge was designed by Joseph Baermann Strauss and fabricated by the American Bridge Company.

It was formed of a pair of 110-foot (34 m) trunnion bascule leaves which formed a one span Warren through-truss. There were two 50 feet (15 m) tower spans and two 200 feet (61 m) timber approaches.
Androscoggin River

The **Androscoggin River** is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is 3,530 square miles in area.

The Androscoggin begins in Errol, New Hampshire, where the Magalloway River joins the outlet of Umbagog Lake. The river flows generally south but with numerous bends past the towns of Errol and Milan and the city of Berlin before turning east at the town of Gorham, New Hampshire, to cut across the northern end of the White Mountains and enter Maine. Continuing east, the river passes the towns of Bethel, Rumford, and Dixfield before turning south at the town of Livermore Falls and leaving the mountains behind. The river passes through the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, turns southeast, passes the community of Lisbon Falls and reaches tidewater just below the final falls in the town of Brunswick. Merrymeeting Bay is a 10-mile-long (16 km) freshwater estuary where the Androscoggin meets the Kennebec River nearly 20 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

## Bridges

The Androscoggin River Bridge carries the western spur of the Maine Turnpike (Interstate 95; formerly Interstate 495 prior to 2004) over the river outside of the city of Lewiston.
Detroit-Superior Bridge

The **Detroit–Superior Bridge** (officially known as the **Veterans Memorial Bridge**) is a 3,112-foot-long (949 m) through arch bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The bridge links Detroit Avenue on Cleveland's west side and Superior Avenue on Cleveland's east side, terminating west of Public Square. Construction by the King Bridge Company began in 1914 and completed in 1918, at a cost of $5.4 million. It was the first fixed high level bridge in Cleveland, and the third high-level bridge above the Cuyahoga (the first was the Old Superior Viaduct and the second the Central Viaduct, also built by the King Company). At the time of its completion, the bridge was the largest steel and concrete reinforced bridge in the world.

## Specifications

The high level bridge starts on the east at the center line of West 9th Street and Superior, and extends across the Cuyahoga Valley to the junction of West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue. It is 3,112 feet (949 m) long. The total cost, including the land and a right of way, was $5,407,000, split as $1,687,200 was for land and $3,719,800 for the superstructure.

The bridge has 96 feet (29 m) of clearance above the river, and rises to 196 feet (60 m) above the river at the peak of the central span. The original construction included a main deck 75 feet (23 m) wide, with two 15 feet (4.6 m) sidewalks and a 45 feet (14 m) roadway. While the bridge's upper level is for road traffic, the lower level was intended for streetcars. It was built with four sets of these tracks, leaving room for two more, if needed.

The structure includes 12 concrete arches and one steel span. The steel span is 591 feet (180 m) long and crosses the Cuyahoga River. The steel span cost $646,747. About 2,123,300 cubic yards (1,623,400 m3) of concrete and 9,385,000 pounds (4,257,000 kg) of reinforcing steel were used in the construction of the arches. The concrete piles used in the foundation work, if placed end to end, would extend a distance of 28 miles (45 km). Each end of the structure has underground streetcar stations for the trams that operated on the lower deck.

## Modifications

Due to the closure of the streetcar operations, the subway level became unused. In November 1955, ramps to the lower level were closed. The Detroit–Superior Bridge remained a bottleneck during rush hour. A two-year renovation completed in May 1969 added two traffic lanes by narrowing existing sidewalks from 15 to 5 feet and cantilevering the new lanes outside the central arch.

On November 11, 1989 (Veterans Day), the bridge was renamed the Veterans Memorial Bridge. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1974.

In 2003, Cuyahoga County Commissioners approved the conversion of the two outside traffic lanes for pedestrian and bicycle use. The lower level and subway station are opened to the public for tours a few times per year, typically around Memorial Day, Labor Day, and for the Cleveland Ingenuity Festival. Self-guided tours are free of charge.
Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge

The **Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge** is a bobtail swing truss bridge in the northeastern suburbs of Rochester, New York, in the United States. It spans the outlet of Irondequoit Bay at Lake Ontario, carrying vehicular traffic between Culver Road in Irondequoit and Lake Road in Webster. The bridge is closed to vehicular traffic (bridge in open position) during the boating season from April to November, allowing marine traffic to travel between Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay. During the boating season, the bridge is a popular spot for visitors to watch the boat traffic, walk out onto the nearby jetties, and fish.

The swing bridge replaced a two-lane fixed timber bridge that existed from 1929 to 1985. The old bridge's removal was part of an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to open up the Irondequoit Bay to boating.[1]

According to Monroe County, the concrete and steel bridge is 185.5 ft long (56.5 m) with two spans and a 24-foot (7.3 m) roadway; it was completed in 1998 for $4.8 million (including renovation of nearby Irondequoit Bay Marine Park). The bridge has a main span of 132.5 feet (40.4 m) on its eastern end with a counter-weighted 53-foot (16 m) span on its western end. To open or close the bridge requires about two hours of setup time, 30 minutes turning time and 2 hours of set-down time. The bridge weighs approximately 425 tons.[1]

On the west side of the bridge there is a small public beach area, restrooms, and a jetty which protrudes out into the lake and terminates with a small lighthouse. A shorter jetty on the east side provides views of the lake and channel to the Webster visitors. Seabreeze Amusement Park is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest and visible from the overlooks.

The bridge may be used as an alternate route for the Seaway Trail when the bridge is open to traffic during the winter months.

Each year, the bridge is swung to the in-storage position (open to boaters) on April 1st, after 9:00 am, and to the in-use position (open to vehicular traffic) on November 1st. If April 1st happens to fall on a weekend day, then the bridge will be placed into storage on the Monday following the weekend. If November 1st happens to fall on a weekend day then the bridge will be put in-use on the Monday after the weekend.

A feasibility study has been conducted to explore options to provide year-round access across the Bay Outlet. A series of public meetings was held, including one on January 11, 2018 at Irondequoit Town Hall where highlights and findings from the draft report were shared. http://www.irondequoit.org/community/irondequoit-bay-outlet-bridge-feasibility-study Per https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/01/12/irondequoit-bay-outlet-bridge-options/1026565001/ the highest scoring options involved changing the existing bridge.
Piscataqua River

The **Piscataqua River** is a 12-mile-long tidal river forming the boundary of the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Maine from its origin at the confluence of the Salmon Falls River and Cocheco River. The drainage basin of the river is approximately 1,495 square miles, including the subwatersheds of the Great Works River and the five rivers flowing into Great Bay: the Bellamy, Oyster, Lamprey, Squamscott, and Winnicut.

The river runs southeastward, with New Hampshire to the south and west and Maine to the north and east, and empties into the Gulf of Maine east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The last 6 miles before the sea form Portsmouth Harbor. The cities and towns of Portsmouth, New Castle, Newington, Kittery and Eliot have developed around the harbor.

## Bridges

The Piscataqua River Bridge carries Interstate 95 (Maine Turnpike/Blue Star Memorial Turnpike]over the river between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine. Two other bridges also cross between Portsmouth and Kittery, which are the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge and the World War I Memorial Bridge, both of which were recently replaced. The WWI Memorial Bridge was the original alignment of US-1, now State Street. The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge was originally known as US-1 Bypass and was the primary means of crossing the river prior to the construction of Interstate 95. Today the Sarah Long Bridge is signed as US-1.
Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge

The **Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge** is a cable-stayed bridge carrying US 90/US 98 Truck across the Mobile River from the mainland to Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama.

## History

The Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge was completed and opened in 1991. It was named in honor of the 60-year-old vertical-lift Cochrane Bridge (in turn named for president of the Mobile, Alabama Chamber of Commerce at the time, John T. Cochrane, Sr.) that it replaced, and the historic community of Africatown, which was located where the western approach to the bridge was built. In 1997 community activists promoted preservation and designation of the Africatown Historic District to encourage development there. The district was included on Mobile's African American Heritage Trail in 2009. In 2012 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Volkert and Associates, Inc. design for the bridge earned it the Outstanding Engineering Achievement in the U.S.A. Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Award of Excellence in Highway Design from the Federal Highway Administration, both in 1992.

This was the first, and is still the only, cable-stayed bridge in the state of Alabama. The bridge was damaged on August 29, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina broke a 13,000-ton oil platform, the *PSS Chemul,* free from drydock and wedged it under the bridge. The bridge remained in service and continued to carry two lanes of traffic after the storm.
Dames Point Bridge

The Dames Point Bridge (officially the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida on the Interstate 295 East Beltway. Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1989. The main span is 1,300 feet (396.2 m), and is 175 feet (53.3 m) high. The bridge was designed by HNTB Corporation and RS&H, Inc. The Massman Construction Company built the bridge.

## Design

The bridge's cables are arranged on multiple vertical planes in a slight modification to the harp (parallel) stay arrangement. Main span cables are paired to anchor into the tower in a vertical plane while side span cables pair up to anchor in a horizontal plane such that four cables anchor in each tower at approximately the same elevation.

## Superlatives

Until the 2003 completion of the Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick, Georgia, the Dames Point Bridge was the only bridge in the United States to feature the harp stay arrangement.

It remains one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in the United States, with 21 miles (34 km) of cable.
Betty Adkins Bridge

**Betty Adkins Bridge** is a pair of concrete girder bridges spanning the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. The northbound bridge was built in 2001, replacing a plate girder bridge that was originally built in 1967 as a two-lane bridge for Minnesota State Highway 101 when the highway was rerouted around Elk River. The southbound bridge was built in 1993 when Highway 101 was expanded to four lanes.

The bridge is named for Betty Adkins, a DFL state senator from St. Michael, Minnesota who served 12 years in the Minnesota Legislature. Despite battling cancer and losing her daughter and grandson in a car accident, she was known for her resilient character.
Mystic River

The **Mystic River** is a 3.4-mile-long estuary in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its main tributary is Whitford Brook. It empties into Fishers Island Sound, dividing the village of Mystic, Connecticut between the towns of Groton and Stonington. Much of the river is tidal. The Mystic River was the location of three large shipbuilding firms during the 19th-century, and it is now the home of the Mystic Seaport maritime museum. The name Mystic is derived from the Pequot term "missi-tuk", describing a large river whose waters are driven into waves by tides or wind, according to the Mystic River Historical Society.

The Mystic River Bridge which carries the former Connecticut Turnpike (now Interstate 95) over the river is located towards the northern source of the river.
Broad River Bridge

The **Broad River Bridge** (also known as the **Edward Burton Rogers Bridge**) is a 1.7-mile-long (2.7 km) highway bridge that spans the Broad River in Beaufort County, South Carolina. Originally built as a two-lane drawbridge, growth pressures and safety concerns demanded that a larger and taller fixed-span bridge be built. The current four-lane wide structure was completed in 2004 and carries South Carolina Highway 170 as it connects northern and southern sections of Beaufort County. Portions of the previous bridge were purchased by Beaufort County and are now used as a fishing dock. In 2009, landscaping was added to the eastern approaches to the bridge.
Granite City Crossing

The **Granite City Crossing** is a bridge that carries Minnesota State Highway 23 across the Mississippi River in the city of St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It was built to replace the DeSoto Bridge in the same location. Construction began in the fall of 2008, after the demolition of the DeSoto Bridge was completed. The bridge opened to traffic on October 29, 2009.
Raritan River

The **Raritan River** is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.

The river forms at the confluence of the North and South Branches just west of Somerville at the border of Bridgewater, Branchburg, and Hillsborough Townships. It flows for approximately 16 mi before slowing in tidewater at New Brunswick, and its estuary extends 14 mi more entering the western end of Raritan Bay at South Amboy.

## Bridges

Several significant bridges cross the river, especially near its mouth where it is over 1/2 mile wide. However, the only significant bridge along the Interstate 95 corridor is the Basilone Bridge, which carries the New Jersey Turnpike across the river.
Escambia Bay Bridge

The **Escambia Bay Bridge** is a six-lane freeway bridge that carries Interstate 10 (I-10) across Escambia Bay near Pensacola, Florida.

## History

The original four-lane bridge opened in 1968. It consisted of twin spans of two lanes each with no shoulders and was heavily damaged during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.[2] The storm surge knocked a total of 58 spans off the eastbound and westbound bridges and misaligned another 66 spans, causing the bridge to close to traffic in both directions.[3] A $26.5 million dollar project was awarded to Gilbert Southern/Massman and the Parsons Corporation to make emergency repairs to the bridge. Traffic normally destined for the bridge was rerouted along U.S. Route 90 (US 90, exit 17) for over two months while temporary spans were built along the bridge's existing substructure, resulting in severe traffic jams. The westbound spans were completed and opened to traffic on October 4, 7 days ahead of schedule, while the eastbound spans were completed and opened to traffic on November 20, 66 days after Ivan made landfall and 27 days ahead of schedule. Both contractors received $1.5 million in bonuses for the early completion.

Construction on a new bridge to replace the one damaged by the hurricane began in early 2006. As the original bridge was left in place during construction, the new bridge was routed to the south and has a curved alignment near the beginning and end of each approach. Unlike the previous bridge, the new bridge features a total of six lanes (three eastbound and three westbound) as well as shoulders, modern barrier walls and lighting. The westbound portion of the bridge opened on December 12, 2007.[4]

The bridge connects the northern part of Florida with the Gulf Coast and is used by an estimated 50,000 vehicles per day.

The Scenic Highway bridge that runs over and perpendicular to the I-10 bridge (seen running left to right at the very bottom of the above picture) was also replaced by a new bridge in 2015.
Harlem River

The **Harlem River** is an 8-mile tidal strait flowing between the Hudson River and the East River and separating the island of Manhattan from the Bronx on the New York mainland.

The northern stretch, also called the Spuyten Duyvil ("spewing devil") Creek, has been significantly altered for navigation purposes. Originally it curved round the north of Marble Hill, but in 1895 the Harlem River Ship Canal was dug between Manhattan and Marble Hill, and in 1914 the original course was filled in.

## Bridges

Two bridges cross the Harlem River within the Interstate 95 corridor, located directly next to each other. These are the Washington Heights Bridge and the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. Both are deck arch under bridges.

## See also

* Much more significant coverage available at Wikipedia
Charles E. Bennett Memorial Bridge

The **Charles E. Bennett Memorial Bridge** carries Florida State Road 116 traffic over the Intracoastal Waterway south of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was named for Charles Edward Bennett, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida who was involved in the creation of Mayport Naval Station. The bridge is commonly referred to as the Wonderwood Bridge, as the bridge is located on Wonderwood Drive.[1]

## History

In 1997, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and City Council voted to build the Wonderwood Connector. Construction began on the bridge in May 2001 and was projected to be completed in November 2003. In August 2003, engineers determined that an uncompleted portion of the bridge would be too low for a Coast Guard permit, and construction was halted in November 2003. The bridge was completed on July 24, 2004.[2] The bridge was the linchpin of a $122 million project for a connector that began in 1987. The connector, Florida State Road 116, was completed in June 2009. State Road 116 connects Mayport Naval Station and the beaches communities with the mainland. The cost of the bridge was $36.5 million.[3]

## Delays

In August 2003 engineers calculated that the center span of the bridge would not be high enough for a Coast Guard permit. The permit required a height of 65 feet above the waterway, however, the bridge would be a few inches too short to qualify for the permit. In November 2003, the JTA worked with Jacobs Civil on a design that would meet the requirements for the permit.[4] The new completion date was projected for July 2004. Jacksonville Transportation officials stated that sorting out who was responsible for the construction delays could take months or even years; however, the completion of the bridge was delayed only 7 months from the initial completion date of November 2003. The cause of the height issue was the JTA's opting for a design that planned for a height of 65 feet 2.25 inches. JTA Deputy Executive Director Matt Dominy stated that the agency had initially planned for a height of 67 to 68 feet but went with the lower height due to costs.[5]

## Details

The Charles E. Bennett Memorial Bridge is a four-lane bridge that connects Arlington to Mayport Road. Traffic each way is 10,500 vehicles per day.[6] The bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. According to National Bridge Inventory Condition Ratings, the bridge is rated as in good condition.[6]
Hathaway Bridge

The **Hathaway Bridge** along U.S. Route 98 (US 98) connects Panama City with Panama City Beach, Florida.[1]

## History

Constructed in 2003, it replaced previous bridges that were unable to carry the increasingly high number of users.[2] The original Hathaway Bridge replaced the St. Andrews Bay Bridge, and was completed in 1959. In 1997, the state of Florida issued more than $80 million for construction of the new Hathaway Bridge.[2]
F.J. Torras Causeway Bridge E

F.J. Torras Causeway Bridge E is a bridge that's part of the F.J. Torras causeway over the Mackey River like Bridge D. It is the closes bridge part of the F.J. Torras causeway to St. Simons Island, Georgia. The original one was built in 1924, the second one was built bettween 1949 and 1950, and the current one was built in 1985.
James River

The **James River** is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia, 348 miles long. The James River drains a catchment comprising 10,432 square miles. The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million people (2000). It is the 12th longest river in the United States that remains entirely within a single state.

The James River forms in the Appalachian Mountains, near Iron Gate on the border between Alleghany and Botetourt counties, from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson rivers, and flows into the Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads. Tidal waters extend west to Richmond, the capital of Virginia, at the river's fall line (the head of navigation). Larger tributaries draining to the tidal portion include the Appomattox River, Chickahominy River, Warwick River, Pagan River, and the Nansemond River.

At its mouth near Newport News Point, the Elizabeth River and the Nansemond River join the James River to form the harbor area known as Hampton Roads. Between the tip of the Virginia Peninsula near Old Point Comfort and the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk in South Hampton Roads, a channel leads from Hampton Roads into the southern portion of the Chesapeake Bay and out to the Atlantic Ocean a few miles further east. Many boats pass through this river to import and export Virginia products.

## Bridges

Dozens of bridges cross the James River. Some of the bridges carry railroad traffic, some carry pedestrians, and most others carry vehicular traffic. Interstate 95 crosses the river in downtown Richmond, Virginia via the James River Interstate Bridge. Richmond’s Outer Beltway (VA-288 & I-295) crosses the river twice, via the World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge on the west loop and the Varina-Enon Bridge on the east loop. Richmond’s Inner Beltway (Pocahontas & Chippenham Parkways) also crosses the river twice, via the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge on the east loop and the Edward E. Wiley Bridge on the west loop.
Dunn Memorial Bridge

The **Dunn Memorial Bridge**, officially known as the **Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge** and often referred to as simply the **Dunn Bridge** is a steel girder bridge over the Hudson River in Albany, New York. The bridge carries a concurrency of US Route 9 and US Route 20 over the river and is located just south of downtown Albany. The bridge opened in 1969 as a replacement for a previous through truss vertical-lift bridge at this location.

While traveling eastbound on the Dunn Memorial Bridge towards the City of Rensselaer, there is a noticeable stub where the road ends and traffic is "forced off" the bridge onto offramps for US Routes 9 and 20. The road was originally supposed to continue on as part of the canceled South Mall Expressway to Interstate 90 at present day Exit 8.

The Dunn Memorial Bridge serves as a bypass of the New York State Thruway, which crosses upstream on the Patroon Island Bridge, and the Berkshire Parkway, which crosses downstream on the Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge. Both the Thruway and the Parkway are toll roads, and therefore the Dunn Memorial Bridge provides a toll-free alternative for local traffic. However, through traffic is encouraged to use one of the two tolled expressways in order to prevent excessive traffic congestion on the local streets of Albany.

## See also

* Patroon Island Bridge
* Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge
* List of bridges within the Interstate 90 corridor

## External links

* Wikipedia
* BridgeHunter.com
* BridgeReports.com
Parrish Avenue Bridge

The **Parrish Avenue Bridge** is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Otsego, Minnesota and Elk River, Minnesota. It was built in 1985 and was designed by Toltz, King, Duval and Anderson.

The previous bridge in this location, built in 1906, was designed by C.A.P. Turner's engineering firm. Since it could not be determined that C.A.P. Turner himself had designed the bridge, however, the old bridge was not saved or included on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite the historic nature of the old bridge, it had deteriorated to the point where it had to be demolished in 1984.
Miami River

The **Miami River** is a river in the United States state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades and runs through the city of Miami, including Downtown. The 5.5-mile long river flows from the terminus of the Miami Canal at Miami International Airport to Biscayne Bay. It was originally a natural river inhabited at its mouth by the Tequesta Indians, but it was dredged and is now polluted throughout its route through Miami-Dade County. The mouth of the river is home to the Port of Miami and many other businesses whose pressure to maintain it has helped to improve the river's condition.

## Bridges

Dozens of bridges, many unnamed and simply referred to by their street names, cross the river in downtown Miami. The vast majority of these bridges are double-leaf bascule bridges. The Miami Metro/Light Rail cross the river in several different places on high-level segmental box girder bridges. The Dolphin Express Tollway (FL-836) and Interstate 95 both cross the river on high-level viaducts. The Brickell Avenue Bridge, the last bridge downstream on the river, is the most significant of the multiple bascule bridges.