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The code also defines the clearance that is shorter than the physical clearance to account for sag curves, bridge deflection and expected settlements with a recommendation of minimum clearance of 5 metres (16 ft 5 in). [2] In UK, the "standard minimum clearance" for structures over public highways is 16 feet 6 inches (5.03 m). [3]
In waterways, "bridge span clearance" is a measurement from water surface to the underside of bridge span. The most conservative clearance uses the water level at the mean highest high water (MHHW), the average value of the highest high tide of a measurement period. This is known as "clearance below", "vertical clearance" and "charted height ...
The bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge. It carries a 24-foot (7.3m) wide two-lane road, a 6-foot (1.8m) wide footpath and a single-track electrified railway line. Although the railway operates by electrified third rail , there is no electrification over the moving section of the bridge.
This bridge spans a deep river gorge. The bridge's two towers, built on the rims of the gorge, are 269 m (883 ft) tall, but due to the depth of the river gorge between the towers, the deck height of the Duge Bridge is 565 m (1,854 ft). The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height ...
The Forth Bridge [2] is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 3 ]
Height: 331 ft (101 m) above high water level (86 ft (26 m) above deck) ... Clearance: 245 ft (75 m) ... Clifton Suspension Bridge at www.ikbrunel.org.uk Archived 9 ...
This bridge spans a deep river gorge. The bridge's two towers, built on either rim of the gorge, are 269 m (883 ft) tall, but due to the depth of the river gorge, the deck height of the Duge Bridge is 565 m (1,854 ft). The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height). The tallest ...
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over ... Clearance: 85 feet (26 m) Height: 194 feet (59 m) ... In 2012, the largest Olympic rings in the UK were erected on ...