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A moveable submersible bridge lowers the bridge deck below the water level to permit crossing ship traffic instead of raising it like a lift bridge or table bridge. Two submersible bridges exist across the Channel of Korinth, one at each end, in Isthmia and Korinth. They lower the centre span to 8 metres below water level when they give way to ships crossing the channel. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 297 KB)Serial images of submersible bridge at the Corinth (Korinth) entrance to the Corinth Canal, taken July 6, 2005. ...
A plate girder bridge is a bridge often seen supporting railroad roadbeds over short spans. ...
A lift bridge over the Erie Canal at Lockport. ...
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. ...
Falseworks are temporary structures used in the building of bridges and other arched structures in order to hold the item in place until its building is sufficiently far advanced to support itself. ...
A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ...
A lift bridge over the Erie Canal at Lockport. ...
A table bridge is a moveable bridge in which the deck moves along the vertical axis. ...
The Corinth Canal The memorial plate of Béla Gerster, the architect of the Corinth Canal, in his birth-place in Košice, Slovakia Bungy jumping at the Corinth canal The Corinth Canal is a canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. ...
Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ...
The submersible bridge's primary advantage over the similar lift bridge is that there is no structure above the shipping channel, thus no height limitation on ship traffic, which is particularly important for sailing vessels. Additionally, the lack of an above-deck structure is considered aesthetically pleasing, a similarity shared with the Chicago-style bascule bridge. However, the presence of the submerged bridge structure can limit the draft of ships & boats traversing it. 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. ...
In nautical parlance, draft is the depth below waters surface of the lowest part of a ship or boat. ...
A submersible bridge is a mechanized bridge that can be lowered to permit the passage of vessels. The term is also sometimes applied to static bridges that are designed to withstand submersion and high currents when the water level rises. Such bridges are also known as "low-water bridges." A low-water bridge renders the waterway non-navigable in ordinary circumstances. There are many such bridges in the state of Texas. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1410x7778, 2340 KB)Serial images of submersible bridge at the Corinth (Korinth) entrance to the Corinth Canal, taken July 6, 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1410x7778, 2340 KB)Serial images of submersible bridge at the Corinth (Korinth) entrance to the Corinth Canal, taken July 6, 2005. ...
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Image File history File linksMetadata Tournai_Pont_levant_Notre_Dame_20040520-014. ...
A moveable bridge is a bridge that moves to allow passage for (usually) boats or barges. ...
A table bridge is a moveable bridge in which the deck moves along the vertical axis. ...
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