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List Of Vertical-lift Bridges
This is a list of vertical-lift bridges. Australia * Ryde Bridge – road – Ryde, New South Wales – opened 1935, still used by road traffic but no longer lifts * Hexham Bridge – road – Hexham, New South Wales – opened 1952 * Harwood Bridge – road – Harwood Island, New South Wales – opened 1966 * Bridgewater Bridge – road & rail – Bridgewater, Tasmania – opened 1946 * Clyde River Bridge – road – Batemans Bay, New South Wales – opened 1956 * Hobart Bridge – road – Hobart, Tasmania – opened 1943, closed 1964 and demolished afterwards * Paringa Bridge - road - Paringa, South Australia - opened 1927 * Abbotsford Bridge - road - Curlwaa, New South Wales and Yelta, Victoria- opened 1928 Belgium * Budabrug NL – road – zeekanaal Brussel-Schelde – opened 1955 * Europabrug NL – road – zeekanaal Brussel-Schelde – opened 1972 * Verbrandebrug NL – road – zeekanaal Brussel-Schelde – opened 1968 * Humbeekbrug NL – road – zeekana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertical-lift Bridge
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. The counterweights in a vertical lift are only required to be equal to the weight of the deck, whereas bascule bridge counterweights must weigh several times as much as the span being lifted. As a result, heavier materials can be used in the deck, and so this type of bridge is especially suited for heavy railroad use. The biggest disadvantage to the vertical-lift bridge (in comparison with many other designs) is the height restriction for vessels passing under it, due to the deck remaining suspended above the passageway. Although most vertical-lift bridges use towers, each equipped with counterweights, some use hydraulic jacks located below the deck. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbotsford Bridge
Abbotsford Bridge is a steel Allan truss-type road bridge that carries the Silver City Highway across the Murray River, between in New South Wales, and in Victoria, Australia. It is the only remaining steel truss bridge with a lift span that crosses the Murray. Opened in 1928, the bridge was built by the NSW Department of Public Works and was designed by Percy Allan. It was the second last vertical-lift bridge to be built over the river, the last being the Nyah Bridge, which opened in 1941. The bridge was constructed over a three-year period from 1925. The project was not originally planned to take as long, but there were delays due to problems with a contractor, and industrial action. The bridge was designed to carry the Mildura railway line over the Murray River and into New South Wales, to service significant cross-border traffic arising from the fruit-growing industry, but the line was never extended beyond the terminus at Yelta. The bridge currently carries a single la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
