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There are three types of bascule bridge [1] and the counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck. The fixed-trunnion (sometimes a "Chicago" bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of ...
Bridge 4 is a twin-leaf, Chicago-type bascule bridge, with its counterweights located under the road deck. All the other bascule bridges on the Welland Canal are single-leaf Rall-type bridges, with counterweights suspended on a frame structure over the roadway.
The Berlagebrug (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrlaːɣəˌbrʏx]; English: Berlage Bridge) is a bascule bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.The bridge was commissioned by the Amsterdam municipality [2] and designed by engineer Cornelis Biemond [] (1899-1980) and architect Hendrikus Petrus Berlage (1856–1934); it was named after the latter.
The bascule bridge, which uses large counterweights poised over the roadway to swing its two segments out of the way for boat traffic, first opened on Oct. 27, 1923.
The current bridge eliminated the need for the mid-river pier, allowing more room in the shipping channel. While the machinery of the current bridge is intact, the bridge is no longer operable and the leaves are clamped together. [3] The bridge was traversed by streetcars of Line 73-Armitage Avenue, in addition to other traffic until February ...
A $6.3 million repair project for the bascule bridge in Charlevoix is set to begin on Oct. 30, with construction expected to last until May.
Maestri Bridge; Main Street Bridge (Racine, Wisconsin) Market Street Bridge (Chattanooga) Market Street Bridge (Passaic River) Martin Luther King Bridge (Toledo, Ohio) Mianus River Railroad Bridge; Million Dollar Bridge (Maine) Montlake Bridge; Morgan Draw; Morrison Bridge; Mystic Bridge Historic District; Mystic River Bascule Bridge
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]