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A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swing-span bridges. Generally speaking, they cost less to build for longer moveable spans. [1]
Pont Gustave-Flaubert – crossing the Seine at Rouen, this lift bridge is the highest vertical-lift bridge in Europe, [citation needed] allowing ships up to 55 m tall to pass under it. It is 670 m long, with a span of 116 metres [3]. A striking design feature, the two road sections are mounted outside the central towers.
The current structure replaces an earlier swing bridge on the same site, built for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. When the United States Army Corps of Engineers began calling for its replacement in 1909, both single- and double-leaf bascule bridge options were considered, as well as vertical-lift options. Construction began on ...
MassDOT officials say other advantages to the vertical lift bridge include: Shortest time the bridge will be out for construction, from one year to 18 months vs. three to five years for other ...
Fan Bridge – a drawbridge with longitudinal divisions between multiple bascule sections that rise to various angles of elevation, forming a fan arrangement. Vertical-lift bridge – the bridge deck is lifted by counterweighted cables mounted on towers; road or rail; Table bridge – a lift bridge with the lifting mechanism mounted underneath it
The bridge is the world's heaviest and widest double-decked vertical-lift bridge. [6] More than 35,000 tons of concrete and 7,000 tons of steel went into the bridge, which replaced the narrow 54-year-old swing bridge, declared a menace to navigation on the busy Keweenaw Waterway. [7]
Pages in category "Vertical lift bridges" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Vertical-lift bridge * List of vertical-lift bridges; A ...
The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous, colossal wreckage that has hampered search crews from finding victims of this week’s catastrophic Baltimore bridge ...