- A
bascule bridge (also
referred to as a
drawbridge or a
lifting bridge) is a
moveable bridge with a
counterweight that
continuously balances a span, or...
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engineer who
revolutionized the
design of
bascule bridges. He was the
chief engineer of the
Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco, California. He was born...
- A list of
bascule bridges by country:
Birkenhead Bridge carries traffic across the Port
River at Port
Adelaide Tom 'Diver'
Derrick Bridge - Port Adelaide...
- The
Jackknife (or Jack-knife)
Bascule Bridge is a
bascule bridge that
spans the
Kaministiquia River at
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, to link the city to...
- The
Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a
bascule bridge spanning the
Mystic River in Mystic,
Connecticut in the
United States. It
carries vehicle and foot...
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eventually replace the
existing bridge. In
December 2022, rail
transportation on the
bridge was
suspended permanently as the
bascule section had
weakened significantly...
- The
Crook Point Bascule Bridge (or the S****onk
River Drawbridge) is a
defunct Scherzer rolling lift
railway bridge which spans the S****onk River, connecting...
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Tower Bridge is a
Grade I
listed combined bascule, suspension, and,
until 1960,
cantilever bridge in London,
built between 1886 and 1894,
designed by...
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vertical lift
offers several benefits over
other movable bridges such as the
bascule and swing-span
bridges.
Generally speaking, they cost less to
build for longer...
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commonly refers to all
types of
moveable bridges, such as
bascule bridges, vertical-lift
bridges and
swing bridges, but this
article concerns the narrower...
