Bascule bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or "leaf," throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic. Bascule is a ...
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Moveable bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A moveable bridge is a bridge that moves to allow passage for (usually) boats or barges. By making the bridge moveable it may be made low, which avoids the expense of high piers and long approaches,...
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This is an extremely small bascule bridge. Although the total length is of fair size, the main movable span is quite short for a bascule bridge. Because of its short length, one might expect that such a bridge would be a single-leaf structure, but the Cheboygan bridge is in fact a double-leaf.
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Canal Street Over South Branch Chicago River Chicago: Cook County, Illinois Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule 1949 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company This trunnion bascule bridge was built by the Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Ohio. Canal Street Railroad Bridge ;
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HOME :: TRANSPORT & MACHINERY :: ROAD TRANSPORT :: MOVABLE BRIDGES :: DOUBLE-LEAF BASCULE BRIDGE ... Bridge whose deck is composed of two spans joining each other at the middle of the bridge and pivoting around a vertical axle at each abutment.
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Special emphasis is laid on the popularity of bascule bridge vis-à-vis other types of movable bridges. Links to the bascule bridges in New York are included in this site. Important engineering and design information of the bridge in question can be obtained on following these links.
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There is a listing in the FAQ portion of this group provided several resources concerning bridge design. Does anybody know of any resources specifically for Bascule Bridge Design? ... AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges - 1988; AASHTO Movable Bridge Inspection, Evaluation and Maintenance Manual -1988;
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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. It originated in medieval Europe, probably Normandy, as a defensive feature of castles and towns.
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In order to keep the river open for navigation, a bascule bridge was built for State Street in 1924. It was the first bascule bridge in Milwaukee, and some claim it was the first bascule bridge built anywhere.
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; A drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle. The term is often used to describe all different types of movable bridges, like bascule bridges and lift bridges....
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