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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.
Bascule bridges in the United States (2 C, 118 P) Pages in category "Bascule bridges" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Bascule bridges in New York (state) (14 P) Pages in category "Bascule bridges in the United States" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.
The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world. After costing more than 165 million Euros to construct, the bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996. [5] Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would ...
The bridge is also known as The Jack-Knife because of its unusual method of opening. [1] Designed by Joseph Strauss and completed in 1911, this bridge is one of the first heel trunnion bascule bridges built in the United States and originally formed part of the Erie Railroad's main line. [1] [2]
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 ).
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Columbus Avenue Extant Simple trunnion bascule: 1970 1987 Columbus Drive: Chicago River: Chicago: Cook: IL-137: Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Canal Street Extant Simple trunnion bascule: 1930 1987