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It consists of a verticalliftbridgeand a specially-built causeway connecting the bridge to the east bank of the river.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike aliftbridgethis type has only slight visual impact upon its surroundings when closed for use by road traffic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They destroyed the flood bridges over the island and mainland, leaving the actualliftbridgeundamaged.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is aliftbridgewith a clear span of, which lifts vertically to provide a 26 m clearance for shipping using the canal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisliftbridgeitself was a replacement of an earlier wooden swing bridge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Built as a swing span, the bridge was converted in 1994 to a verticalliftbridgeto increase the width of the navigational channel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is located on the north-east side of the village on the same road crossing theliftbridge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A short distance below the terminus, a new steelliftbridgecrosses the canal, after which a stream leaves the east bank.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theliftbridgeis capable of sufficient vertical clearance for ship traffic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cross bridge has again been lowered, but carries sufficient traffic that aliftbridgeis not an option.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The world's heaviest and largest double deck verticalliftbridge. 4-lane road on upper deck, rail on lower deck (converted to trail).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theliftbridgeis the last of several previous crossings over the waterway.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There have been plans for replacing the tunnel andliftbridgewith new and improved high-rise structures, but no construction has occurred.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A third coach, snagged by its rear truck (bogie), hung precariously off theliftbridgefor two hours before it also toppled into the water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A replacementliftbridgemight be required here.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theliftbridgewas built in 1932 and 1933 as a result of the rise in railway operations and higher traffic loads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A single ship would hold up traffic for at least ten minutes as it travelled under a verticalliftbridge.
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