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===Canada=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Bridge Name ! Waterway ! Co-ordinates ! Status ! Comments |- | [[Cambie Street Bridge]] Connaught Bridge | [[False Creek]], Vancouver, [[British Columbia]] | {{Coord|49|16|19|N|123|6|54|W|scale:50000_type:landmark_region:CA-BC|name=Cambie Street Bridge}} | 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 | {{Coord|45|38|50|N|61|24|45|W|scale:50000_type:landmark_region:CA-NS|name=Canso Swing Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle/Rail Traffic | Links Nova Scotia mainland with [[Cape Breton Island]] with 2 traffic lanes of [[Highway 104]] (the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]) as well as a single track railway line operated by the [[Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway]] (CBNS). |- | [[CNR Bridge]] | [[Fraser River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|11|50|N|122|55|24|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=CNR Bridge}} | Still swings, Rail Traffic | Between [[Queensborough, British Columbia|Queensborough]] in [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] and the mainland |- | [[Derwent Way Bridge]] | [[Fraser River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|11|09|N|122|55|55|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Derwent Way Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle/Rail Traffic | Between [[Queensborough, British Columbia|Queensborough]] in [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] and [[Annacis Island]] in [[Delta, British Columbia]] |- | [[Fredericton Railway Bridge]] | [[Fredericton]], New Brunswick | {{Coord|45|57|25|N|66|37|43|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Fredericton Train Bridge}} | 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 | {{Coord|45|57|35.75|N|60|48|1.03|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-NS|name=Grand Narrows Bridge}} | 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 the [[Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway]] (CBNS). |- | [[Hog's Back Bridge]] | [[Rideau Canal]], Ottawa, [[Ontario]] | {{Coord|45|22|11|N|75|41|54|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Hog's Back Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle Traffic | This bridge swings from one end. There is an adjacent fixed bridge over [[Hog's Back Falls]] |- | Iron Bridge | Third [[Welland Canal]], [[Thorold, Ontario]] | {{Coord|43|08|15|N|79|10|38|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Iron Bridge}} | No longer swings, Rail Traffic | Carrying the [[Canadian National Railway|CNR]] Grimsby Subdivision over the third Welland Canal. |- | Kaministiquia River Swing Bridge | [[Kaministiquia River]], [[Thunder Bay]], Ontario | {{Coord|48|21|31|N|89|17|15|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Kaministiquia River Swing Bridge}} | No longer swings. Road and rail traffic only. Currently closed due to 29 October 2013 fire<ref>{{cite news|title=Burned bridge fate in CN's hands, officials say|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/burned-bridge-fate-in-cn-s-hands-officials-say-1.2303194|access-date=31 October 2013|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=31 October 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103083113/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/burned-bridge-fate-in-cn-s-hands-officials-say-1.2303194|archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> | Built in 1908 by Grand Trunk Railway; currently owned by the [[Canadian National Railway|CNR]] |- | [[Little Current Swing Bridge]] | [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]], [[Little Current, Ontario]] | {{Coord|45|58|48|N|81|54|50|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Little Current Swing Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle Traffic (formerly rail) | Built by Algoma Eastern Railway, 1913 |- | [[Montrose Swing Bridge]] | [[Welland River]], [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]] | {{Coord|43|02|45|N|79|07|11|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Montrose Swing Bridge}} | No longer swings, Rail Traffic | Formerly [[Canada Southern Railway]], now [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]] |- | [[Moray Bridge]] | Middle Arm of the [[Fraser River]], [[Richmond, British Columbia]] | {{Coord|49|11|30|N|123|08|13|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Moray Bridge}} | Still swings; Eastbound Vehicle Traffic | Connects [[Sea Island (British Columbia)|Sea Island]], Richmond, BC (location of [[Vancouver International Airport]]) to [[Lulu Island]], Richmond, BC |- | [[New Westminster Bridge]] | [[Fraser River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|12|29|N|122|53|38|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=New Westminster Bridge}} | Still swings, Rail Traffic, formerly had 2nd deck for vehicles | Between [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]] and [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]. |- | [[Pitt River Bridge]] | [[Pitt River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|14|52|N|122|43|44|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Pitt River Bridge}} | No longer swings, Vehicle Traffic | Twin side-by-side bridges connecting [[Port Coquitlam, British Columbia]] to [[Pitt Meadows, British Columbia]] |- | Pitt River Railway Bridge | [[Pitt River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|14|42|N|122|44|01|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Pitt River Bridge}} | Still swings β Rail Traffic | (Please Contribute) |- | [[Wasauksing Swing Bridge|Wasauksing (Rose Point) Swing Bridge]] | South Channel, [[Georgian Bay]], near [[Parry Sound, Ontario]] | {{Coord|45|18|54|N|80|2|40|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Wasauksing Swing Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle Traffic (formerly rail) | Links [[Wasauksing First Nation]] (Parry Island) to the mainland at Rose Point |- | [[Welland Canal, Bridge 15]] | [[Welland Recreational Waterway]], [[Welland, Ontario]] | {{Coord|42|58|37|N|79|15|21|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Welland Canal, Bridge 15}} | No longer swings, Rail Traffic | Built by [[Canada Southern Railway]], {{Circa|1910}}. Now operated by [[Trillium Railway]] |- | Welland Canal, Bridge 20 Approach Span | 2nd and 3rd [[Welland Canal]], [[Port Colborne, Ontario]] | {{Coord|42|53|14|N|79|14|58|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Welland Canal, Bridge 20 approach}} | No longer swings, Abandoned (formerly rail) | Abandoned 1998 when adjacent [[Vertical-lift bridge]] was dismantled. |- | Bergen Cut-off Bridge | [[Red River of the North|Red River]], Winnipeg, [[Manitoba]] | {{Coord|49|56|49|N|97|5|53|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-MB|name=Bergen Cut-off Railway Bridge}} | Centre span permanently in open position, allowing unrestricted river traffic | Decommissioned CPR railway bridge (last used in 1946)<br />Superstructure built by Dominion Bridge Co. 1913β1914 |- |Pont CN-Du port |[[Lachine Canal]], Montreal, [[Quebec]] |{{Coord|45|29|24.9|N|73|33|26.1|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-QC|name=Canal Lachine Bridge}} |No longer swings. |Abandoned CN railway swing bridge in the middle of Lachine Canal. Constructed in 1912 by the [[Dominion Bridge Company]] for the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://login.ville.montreal.qc.ca/sso/jsp/login_ex.jsp?site2pstoretoken=v1.2~029464B5~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p_error_code=&p_submit_url=https%3A%2F%2Flogin.ville.montreal.qc.ca%2Fsso%2Fauth&p_cancel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fville.montreal.qc.ca%2Fpls%2Fportal%2FPORTAL.home&ssousername=|title=Connection|website=login.ville.montreal.qc.ca}}</ref> The pivot system and the cockpit are still in place, but the bridge has not been operational since the late 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P103/8-79_parcs_canada.pdf | title=Lieu historique national du Canal-de-Lachine | language=fr | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812024226/https://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P103/8-79_parcs_canada.pdf | archive-date=2021-08-12}}</ref> |}
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