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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.
A traveling scoreslip (also called a traveler) is a form used for recording the results of each deal in a duplicate bridge tournament. [1] In these tournaments, the four hands of each deal are placed into a board so that the same deal can be played by different competitors. Each time the deal (or board) is played, the result is entered into the ...
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A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. The 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 moveable spans. [1]
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The bridge (2003) The bridge consisted of four fixed spans, one swing span and a fifth swing span, and carried a double-track railway. [5] [note 1]Pier foundations for the bridge spans were of 7 ft (2.1 m) base diameter cast iron cylinders, which tapered to 5.5 ft (1.7 m) diameter at the high water level, each column was around 90 ft (27 m) long. [6]