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Swing bridge for the spanning of watercourses - Patent 5263217 (1418 words) |
 | The swing bridge of claim 1 wherein the means for propelling the floatable body is interconnected to the floatable body. |
| With reference to the drawings, 1 denotes a swing bridge according to the invention, used for the spanning of watercourses 3 defined by a first embankment or bank 4 and a second bank 6, on which tracts of road surface 24 and 26 are realised. |
| After such passage, in order to close the swing bridge 1 the trim of the floating hollow body 8 is adjusted in the opposite direction to the preceding in order to lower the first end 21 of the mobile plane 2. |
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Swing bridge - definition of Swing bridge in Encyclopedia (213 words) |
| A swing bridge is a bridge that has its primary structural support at or near to its centre, about which it can then pivot horizontally. |
| Connaught Crossing in London Docklands, built as a low-rising swing bridge to allow marine traffic in the Royal Docks to pass at a place when the proximity of London City Airport meant a higher fixed bridge was not practicable. |
| The Tyne swing bridge has an 85.7 metre cantilevered span with a central axis of rotation able to move through 90° to allow vessels to pass on either side of it. |
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