Message Forum: Re: draw bridge

Re: draw bridge

Posted By: Howard, on host 65.6.44.153
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005, at 10:14:23
In Reply To: Re: draw bridge posted by wintermute on Saturday, June 18, 2005, at 15:02:29:

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> It occurs to me that there's also a 4th type of opening bridge, though I only know of one example: The Gateshead Millenum Bridge in northern England. It's earned the nickname "The Blinking Eye Bridge" because of the way it pivots to let ships through.
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> A picture of it closed:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Millenium_bridge_close.jpg
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> And open:
> http://www.gifford.uk.com/news/2001_11_01/01-gateshead-B.jpg
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> Looks good, no?
>
> wintermute

That is one strange looking bridge! Probably one of a kind. It looks like a student engineer's project, so maybe there was contest somewhere to design a new type of draw bridge and that one won. Or maybe not.
Howard

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Message:	> > > > It occurs to me that there's also a 4th type of opening bridge, though I only know of one example: The Gateshead Millenum Bridge in northern England. It's earned the nickname "The Blinking Eye Bridge" because of the way it pivots to let ships through. > > > > A picture of it closed: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Millenium_bridge_close.jpg > > > > And open: > > http://www.gifford.uk.com/news/2001_11_01/01-gateshead-B.jpg > > > > Looks good, no? > > > > wintermute > > That is one strange looking bridge! Probably one of a kind. It looks like a student engineer's project, so maybe there was contest somewhere to design a new type of draw bridge and that one won. Or maybe not. > Howard
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