The northern bascule bridge was built in 1972, parallel to the swing bridge. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
But if you look at it, it's not a so-called bascule bridge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2005] Reference
It’s called a bascule, and it lifts like a kind of gigantic one-sided see-saw. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
A bascule bridge is based on the French term for seesaw. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2005] Reference
As the counterweight sank, the bascule leaf pivoted upward. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
They trotted across the bascule and into the fortified tower. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
Fremont Bridge, 1917, 502 feet long, double-leaf bascule bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Build Blog » Dynamic Bridges] Reference
Montlake Bridge, 1925, 344 feet long, double-leaf bascule bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Build Blog » Dynamic Bridges] Reference
Many of them bascule bridges -- that's French for "teeter-totter.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2004] Reference
Salmon Bay Bridge,1914, 200 foot opening span, single-leaf bascule bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Build Blog » Dynamic Bridges] Reference
University Bridge, 1919, 218 foot opening span, double-leaf bascule bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Build Blog » Dynamic Bridges] Reference
Each bascule consists of two main girders with cross girders and stringers. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Are you aware that is the first combination of bascule and suspension bridge?. From Wordnik.com. [37 High Resolution Photos From Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes | /Film] Reference
The black horse floated over the obstacles in a perfect bascule with air to spare. From Wordnik.com. [Ms Longshot]
In Mystic, view to the south from the bascule bridge (1922) over the Mystic River. From Wordnik.com. ["...once we're out amongst the shadows."] Reference
As he dove behind the bascule pivot, a devastating thunderclap of sound deafened him. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
At the opening span of the Tower bridge (fig. 13) there are four main girders in each bascule. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Having a second bascule bridge can allow for dedicated HOV/Transit lanes across the Montlake Cut. From Wordnik.com. [Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola] Reference
Also note the second bascule bridge, and lots of Transit/HOV lanes (and the resulting added width). From Wordnik.com. [Despite Decline in Driving, City Plans Assume 1 Percent Annual Traffic Growth « PubliCola] Reference
And of the movable bridges, those also come in three flavors: vertical lift bridges, swing, and bascule. From Wordnik.com. [Event Recap: Portland Bridge and Poetry Walk with Wortman and Cohen - Reading Local: Portland] Reference
The second bascule bridge is the only way to provide dedicated HOV/Transit lanes across the Montlake Cut. From Wordnik.com. [Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola] Reference
While that work is going on, the bascule bridge will be closed. From Wordnik.com. [KeysNews.com -] Reference
The assistants seized the condemned man, and pushed him on to the bascule. From Wordnik.com. [Fantômas] Reference
The double-leafed, steel-decked, movable bascule bridge was built in 1933. From Wordnik.com. [Local News] Reference
Now that I know what a trunnion bascule bridge is, I can answer the question. From Wordnik.com. [The J-Walk Blog] Reference
Liverpool dock road to re-open after two years following bascule bridge facelift. From Wordnik.com. [icLiverpool] Reference
Wolfe Barry, devised the idea of a bascule bridge with two towers built on piers. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Asia United Bank to focus more on consumer lending] Reference
While there was interest in the ships, the bascule bridge fascinated Corpus Christi. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference
Point de bascule (English: The Tipping Point) website, Marc Lebuis, sees it, Ramadan. From Wordnik.com. [FrontPage Magazine] Reference
The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf trunnion bascule drawbridge that crosses. From Wordnik.com. [StreetInsider.com News Articles] Reference
The Olde Oneida Street bascule bridge over the navigation canal will be closed from 1 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines] Reference
Important maintenance work on Lowestoft's bascule bridge will take place at the end of May. From Wordnik.com. [EDP24 News]
bascule is a French term for seesaw and balance, and bascule bridges operate along the same principle. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Each of the bascule pivots weighs more than 6,000 and it takes 750psi of hydraulic power to lift them. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Within two years, the bascule was sold for scrap and dynamite charges shattered its concrete foundation. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference
Asia's largest bascule bridge was launched Sunday across Haihe River in Tianjin, a port city in north China. From Wordnik.com. Reference
'balance of power' certainly means something brand new thesetimes .... the old point de bascule made fleash. From Wordnik.com. [small dead animals] Reference
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