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  2. Swing bridge - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Simple suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    The simple suspension bridge is the oldest known type of suspension bridge and, ignoring the possibility of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, there were at least two independent inventions of the simple suspension bridge, in the wider Himalaya region and South America. [7] 18th-century rope bridge in Srinagar, Garhwal Kingdom

  4. Outline of bridges - Wikipedia

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    Submersible bridge – also called a ducking bridge, the bridge deck is lowered into the water; Tilt bridge – the bridge deck, which is curved and pivoted at each end, is lifted at an angle; Swing bridge – the bridge deck rotates around a fixed point, usually at the centre, but may resemble a gate in its operation ; road or rail

  5. Category:Swing bridges in the United States - Wikipedia

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    St. Francis River Bridge (Madison, Arkansas) St. Joseph Swing Bridge; St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge; Sakonnet River rail bridge; Sarto Bridge; Saugatuck River Bridge; Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge; Snow-Reed Swing Bridge; Spokane Street Bridge; Spuyten Duyvil Bridge; Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing

  6. Moveable bridge - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Swing Bridge, River Tyne - Wikipedia

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    The hydraulic Swing Bridge was designed and paid for by Armstrong, with work beginning in 1873. It was first used for road traffic on 15 June 1876 and opened for river traffic on 17 July 1876. [4] At the time of construction it was the largest swing bridge ever built. The construction cost was £240,000. [5]

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  9. Category:Swing bridges - Wikipedia

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    Articles directly in this category do not have a swing bridge country sub-category in which to place them. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.