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The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge, a type of drawbridge with counterweights, that spans the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. The bridge was built in 1922 b...
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bascule bridge ( ′ba′skül ′brij ) ( civil engineering ) A movable bridge consisting primarily of a cantilever span extending across a channel; it ... Sci-Tech Dictionary: bascule bridge...
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Bascule bridges have counterbalance weights positioned either in the deck or in overhead balance frames (as shown) to assist in the lifting operation of the deck. The bridge shown consists of a moveable deck (C-D), tie rods (A-D), a balance frame including counterweights (A-B ... Home | Bridge Pictures | Bascule Bridges...
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Florida East Coast Railway's Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge Over the St. Johns River at Jacksonville ... The earlier railroad bridge was used as the foundation for the new one. The original plans called for the bascule span to be hinged on its northern end, but the tower was moved to the south side before construction began.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on bascule bridge (engineering), either a drawbridge, a vertical-lift bridge, a transporter bridge, or a swing (pivot) bridge. The drawbridge, or bascule, is the best known; it may be single- or double-leafed. ... either a drawbridge, a vertical-lift bridge, ... CREATE MY bascule brid...
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What Is a Bascule Bridge? ... The bascule bridge originated in medieval Europe to help defend castles and towns. These first movable bridges were operated by men using a winch and counterweight. One portion of the Old London Bridge was actually a bascule or drawbridge, and it was...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about bascule bridge. bascule bridge. Information about bascule bridge in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... The facility consists of one bascule bridge and two low-level bridges as well as two causeway islands.
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Type of drawbridge in which one or two counterweighted deck members pivot upwards to allow shipping to pass underneath ... Type of drawbridge in which one or two counterweighted deck members pivot upwards to allow shipping to pass underneath. One example is the double bascule Tower Bridge, London.
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The Charles Berry Bascule Bridge ... The Erie Avenue Bridge was built in the late 1930's and opened for traffic in the fall of 1940. At the time of its construction it was the largest Bascule Bridge in the world. ... Also at this time there was a new maintenance building built for the bridge. In 1999 the bridge was...
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