Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company Of Chicago

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Scherzer rolling lift bridge company of chicago.

Lost scherzer rolling lift bridge over south branch chicago river on loomis street replaced by a new bridge. R former location of relocated bridge. The rarer rall type combines rolling lift with longitudinal motion on trunnions when opening. Today this type of movable bridge is in fact known as a scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge.

Scherzer rolling lift bridge company of chicago illinois. In chicago where the city usually built trunnion bascule bridges this is the only remaining example of this bridge type on chicago s roads. Although the rolling lift bridge a type of bascule bridge was mechanically the most simple alternative engineers soon discovered that the span applied its load in a rolling motion on its. The bridge span can be rotated upwards to almost 90 degrees which allows just about any type of traffic to pass under it without ever harming the bridge.

It was patented 1901 by theodor rall. Chicago may be the bascule bridge capital of the world but no tour of bascule bridges is complete without a trip down to joliet where the scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge outnumbers the chicago trunnion style bascule bridge. The bridge was 115ft long and carried street traffic. Ctt south branch chicago river lift bridge cook county illinois built 1899.

Scherzer rolling lift bridge co. Old ninth street bridge. Special bridge conditions legend. There are four scherzer rolling lift style highway bridges in joliet whereas the chicago only contributes one.

Scherzer entered into business for himself in 1893 in chicago as a consulting and contracting engineer. X confirmed demolished or collapsed. Ultimately though it was the trunnion bascule bridge that became a chicago staple. The scherzer rolling lift bridge company the possibilities of the rolling lift type of bascule bridge being indicated bj the success of the first bridge steps were taken shortlj after the death of william scherzer to develop the principles of design conceived by him and place them before the public on a business basis.

The scherzer rolling lift bridge is similar to a rocking chair with large counterweights above the road level to help balance the bridge as it opens and closes. L severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration. The scherzer rolling lift is a refinement patented in 1893 by the american engineer william donald scherzer. S dismantled and or in storage.

At risk for demolition or destruction. Scherzer was the inventor of a refinement of the bascule bridge called the scherzer rolling lift bridge. Scherzer in 1885 was employed as the assistant to the chief engineer of the keystone bridge company of chicago. He was there for eight years.