Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Text relevant to the diagram should be added to its right by continuing it immediately after the last closing brace of the template. Text for a new subject or topic should be started below the diagram by inserting the template {} after the last closing brace and then continuing with text. 2.
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right.
[[Category:Contract bridge templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Contract bridge templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
A moveable bridge, or movable bridge, is a bridge that moves to allow passage for boats [1] or barges. [2] In American English, the term is synonymous with drawbridge , and the latter is the common term, but drawbridge can be limited to the narrower, historical definition used in some other forms of English, in which drawbridge refers to only a ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
The bridge may be stiffened by the addition of cables that do not bear the primary structural or live loads and so may be relatively light. These also add stability in wind. An example is the 220-meter-long (720 ft) bridge across the river Drac at Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet: this bridge has stabilizing cables below and to the side of the deck.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
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 leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed.