La Cescent Swing Bridge. Minnesota, USA
From Graces Guide
Built in 1902 for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway by the Phoenix Bridge Co of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
360 ft span pin-connected through-truss swing span. 240 ft pin-connected Parker through-truss (curved top chord) and two 160 ft Pratt through-truss spans (straight top chord). Short span plate girder spans on the east and west approaches.
See here[1] for source of the above information and excellent photographs.
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