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An international bridge is a structure that provides transportation across borders. Tourists and cross-border commuters travelling between countries often use these bridges. [1] Such bridges also facilitate international trade. [2] Below is a list of international bridges in North America:
Vertical lift bridges in the United States (1 C, 34 P) Pages in category "Moveable bridges in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 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 ...
Take a cross-country trip with these vintage photos and visit some of America's most interesting bridges, some of which date back to the 1800s.
Dauphin Island Bridge, near Mobile; Easley Covered Bridge; Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma; General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge, carrying Interstate 65 over the Mobile and Tensaw River deltas north of Mobile; Gilliland-Reese Covered Bridge; Half Chance Iron Bridge; Horton Mill Covered Bridge; Hugh R. Thomas Bridge; Jubilee Parkway, Mobile; Kymulga Mill ...
Pages in category "Movable bridges on the Interstate Highway System" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The bridge opened in 1959, replacing a swing bridge built in 1927. Originally known as the Lady’s Island Bridge, it was renamed in 1971 in honor of Richard V. Woods, a local S.C. Highway Patrol ...
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