The FEC Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a double track railroad bridge spanning the St. Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The original Acosta Bridge with the adjacent railroad bridge. ... The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the US state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. ... St. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area - City 2,264. ... The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the US state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ... Salmon Bay Bridge, Seattle, USA; a single leaf through truss with an above-deck counterweight A bascule bridge is a drawbridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or leaf, throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic. ... A plate girder bridge is a bridge often seen supporting railroad roadbeds over short spans. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article is about the edifice (including an index to articles on specific bridge types). ... St. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area - City 2,264. ...
Completed in 1925, this structure replaced a single-track swing bridge, opened on January 5, 1890. A swing bridge is a bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...
References and external links
Mallery, Paul (1992). Bridge and Trestle Handbook. Carstens. ISBN 911868-79-8.
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