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Because of the need for large counterweights and the stress on hoisting machinery, bascule bridge spans are limited to about 250 ft (75 m). The swing bridge is usually mounted on a pier in midstream and swung parallel to the stream to allow water passage.
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a device operating like a balance or seesaw, esp. an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight ... Origin: ; 1670–80; F: name for a number of seesawlike mechanical devices, MF bacule, n. deriv. of baculer to strike on the buttocks (prob. orig.,
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a device operating like a balance or seesaw, esp. an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight. ... Origin: ; 1670–80; F: name for a number of seesawlike mechanical devices, MF bacule, n. deriv. of baculer to strike on the buttocks (prob. orig.,
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Although the bascule bridge has been in use since ancient times, it was not until the 1850s that engineers developed the ability to move very long, ... Joseph Baermann Strauss was a German-American structural engineer and designer.He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to an artistic family of Germany origin, having a mother who was...
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2 Bascule is a type of bridge raised and lowered aided by counterweights. French origin – bascule 'see-saw', from battre 'to bump' + cul 'buttocks'; ... The fl oor system of the road bridge bascule is a conventional stringer and fl oorbeam system supporting a welded steel plate deck with a bonded aggregate riding surface.
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Photo ID# uken35583 ; Origin: digital (high resolution ... terragalleria.com · the photography of QT Luong ... Home / Europe / Great Britain / London / Tower Bridge / uken35583...
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Definition of bascule bridge from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of bascule bridge. Pronunciation of bascule bridge. Definition of the word bascule bridge. Origin of the word bascule bridge. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » bascule bridge...
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This is the first of four leafs that will make up the new Brightman Street bridge, a double bascule bridge. It began its voyage to Fall River on Monday, July 20, setting sail via barge from Palatka, Fla. It’s due to arrive in Fall River this coming Monday and promises to be quite the spectacle.
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Because they are bascule bridges, both the B&OCT and the Air Line bridges each have a counterweight of their own, and in this case, they share a common third counterweight between them. This design allowed them to operate in unison, ... Maps > B&OCT Bascule Bridge ... Site of the Origin of the Chicago Fire of 1871...
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