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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.
A bascule is a counterbalanced structure (i.e. a lever) having one end that rises as the other lowers. It may also refer to: Bascule bridge, a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span in providing clearance for boat traffic; Bascule (horse), the arc a horse's body takes as it goes over a jump
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.
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The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide (10 m) Main Street ( U.S. Route 1 ).
The Birkenhead Bridge is a bascule bridge in Adelaide, Australia that crosses the Port River.. In February 1938, the Government of South Australia awarded a contract to Adelaide Construction to build a bridge across the Port River from Birkenhead to Port Adelaide, with Perry Engineering contracted to supply the steelwork. [1]