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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.
The bridge rotates slowly laterally, allowing pedestrians to remain on the bridge while it is rotating. [1] The design includes a barrier on the western side to prevent entry, while, on the eastern side, pedestrians can step on and off the bridge while it is in motion. The speed of the bridge opening and closing is 0.15 m (0.16 yd) per second. [3]
Selby swing bridge (1891) Somerleyton Swing Bridge; Swing Bridge, River Tyne; T. Trowse Bridge; V. Vauxhall Bridge, Bristol; W. Whitby Swing Bridge
Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing; T. Third Avenue Bridge (New York City) Torry Island Swing Bridge; U. University Heights Bridge; W. Waverly Bridge (Mississippi)
Since the restoration about 2,500 tourists have visited the bridge each year. [7] The Sale Swing Bridge was used as a set in 2007 for the filming of the 2008 film The Tender Hook, starring Hugo Weaving and Rose Byrne. [8] In April 2017 vandals lodged a block of wood in the gear mechanism, causing an axle to bend and the bottom roller beam to crack.
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The Torry Island Swing Bridge (also known as the Point Chosen Swing Bridge) is a historic swing bridge located just west of Belle Glade, Florida. The bridge was built in 1935, making it the oldest swing drawbridge in Florida and the only one in the state that is still operated manually via a crank . [ 1 ]
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