Each bridge stands four to five stories tall and covered in corrugated steel metal.

They feature wire rope pulley systems, wooden gangways, and pontoons.

They were constructed to hoist the bases of ferry boats in and out of the river as they came into dock.

[2]: 3, 7 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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