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• Moveable bridge — A moveable bridge is a bridge that moves to allow passage for (usually) boats or barges.[1] An advantage of making bridges movable include lower price, due to the absence of high piers and long approaches. The principal disadvantage is that the… …   Wikipedia

• Bridge — This article is about the structure. For other uses, see Bridge (disambiguation). The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan, the world s longest suspension span …   Wikipedia

• Bascule bridge — This animation shows the movement of a double leaf bascule. Ancestor Drawbridge, Plate girder bridge, cantilever bridge Related Lift bridge, swing bridge Descendant …   Wikipedia

• Submersible bridge — Submerging Ancestor Plate girder bridge, Related Lift bridge, bascule bridge, table bridge Descendant None Carries …   Wikipedia

• Mianus River Railroad Bridge — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• Arch bridge — This article is about the structure type. For the bridge in Bellows Falls, Vermont, see Arch Bridge (Bellows Falls). Arch Bridge Double arch stone bridge, Japan Ancestor Clapper bridge Related …   Wikipedia

• Truss bridge — for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support Ancestor Beam bridge[ …   Wikipedia

• I-35W Mississippi River bridge — This article is about the bridge that collapsed in 2007. For the replacement bridge, see I 35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge. Mississippi River Bridge …   Wikipedia

• Jet bridge — The word “jetway” is sometimes used for a high altitude airway. BridgeTypePix image title = Stearns Airport Equipment passenger boarding bridges at Denver International Airport type name = Jet bridge sibling names = Loading bridge,… …   Wikipedia

• Table bridge — A table bridge is a moveable bridge in which the deck moves along the vertical axis. Hydraulic pillars under the bridge raise the bridge deck to allow barge traffic to pass beneath it. In contrast to a lift bridge, where the deck is pulled… …   Wikipedia

• Tilt bridge — A tilt bridge is a type of moveable bridge which rotates about fixed endpoints rather than lifting or bending, as with a drawbridge. For this rotation to serve a useful purpose, namely facilitating boat traffic underneath, its deck must follow a… …   Wikipedia