Vertical Lift Bridges - A Waymarking.com Category

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Vertical Lift Bridges

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Description:: Your task is to locate Vertical Lift Bridges, anywhere in the world.

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The first modern vertical lift bridge, where the span is hoisted by means of cables that pass over sheaves placed atop towers and connected to counterweights that move up and down, was developed by J.A.L. Waddell and built in Chicago in 1892. The technology was used extensively by the railroads after 1908 when Waddell and his partner John Lyle Harrington refined the bridge type into a rational and well-intergrated design.
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Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:

1) After you've found a vertical lift bridge, go visit it, get the coordinates, a picture or two of it, and if it is in use or not still as a lift bridge.
Then log it and post your pictures! At least one of the photos must be of you and your GPS there with the bridge in the background. (No old vacation shots or photos off the internet!)
2) Include the coordinates, city/county/state/country and the name of the bridge (if it has one).
3) Include any interesting information about the structure

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view gallery 0 km	Hannibal Rail Road Bridge - Hannibal, Missouri in Vertical Lift Bridges Vertical lift railroad bridge located on north side of Hannibal, Missouri across the Mississippi River. posted by: BruceS location: Missouri date approved: 4/7/2007 last visited: 10/8/2017
view gallery NE86.4 km	Rail bridge at Beardstown Riverfront, Beardstown, Illinois. in Vertical Lift Bridges This bridge has served Beardstown for at least 30 plus years. posted by: gladtobehere location: Illinois date approved: 2/23/2011 last visited: 2/6/2011
view gallery SE89.8 km	Illinois River Bridge Hardin IL in Vertical Lift Bridges This vertical-lift through truss bridge spans the Illinois was built in 1929. It was closed for major repairs in 2012 and reopened April 2013. posted by: kJfishman location: Illinois date approved: 9/14/2014 last visited: never
view gallery SW145.3 km	MKT Lift-Span Bridge - Boonville, MO in Vertical Lift Bridges This lift-span bridge was schedule for removal, but a law suit by the state and preservation groups saved it. posted by: YoSam. location: Missouri date approved: 11/28/2021 last visited: never