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Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,063
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Do you know of any cool bridges? Other than The Golden Gate bridge. Maybe you have one where you live?
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    oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,828
    Yup. We have a single leaf rolling bascule bridge built in 2018 that is pretty cool. The lift mechanism is amazingly quiet, for such a massive structure. 

    Here it is lit up at night.
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,902
    oftenreading said:
    Yup. We have a single leaf rolling bascule bridge built in 2018 that is pretty cool. The lift mechanism is amazingly quiet, for such a massive structure. 

    Here it is lit up at night.
    Wow that’s amazing!!! That’s in Vancouver?
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    oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,828
    edited March 2021
    mcgruff10 said:
    oftenreading said:
    Yup. We have a single leaf rolling bascule bridge built in 2018 that is pretty cool. The lift mechanism is amazingly quiet, for such a massive structure. 

    Here it is lit up at night.
    Wow that’s amazing!!! That’s in Vancouver?

    Victoria. 

    The pictures don't show the mechanism by which it lifts, but it's really cool. It's like a big wheel that silently rotates, with a massive counterweight.
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I'll try to remember to stop by later with a picture or two of my favorite bridge, the New River Gorge Bridge.
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I'll try to remember to stop by later with a picture or two of my favorite bridge, the New River Gorge Bridge.
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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 11,993
    I will  take a picture  of our underwhelming bridge in my village. Called the seven arches
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    stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,359


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Memorial_Bridge
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    PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,240
    oftenreading said:
    Yup. We have a single leaf rolling bascule bridge built in 2018 that is pretty cool. The lift mechanism is amazingly quiet, for such a massive structure. 

    Here it is lit up at night.
    Looks like a space ship ready to launch in the up position.
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,053
    oftenreading said:
    Yup. We have a single leaf rolling bascule bridge built in 2018 that is pretty cool. The lift mechanism is amazingly quiet, for such a massive structure. 

    Here it is lit up at night.
    Nice design.  We have a dumb one here in the Bronx that rotates to let ships past.  It has had a few problems over the years.  Draw bridges in NY seem to suck too, lol.


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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I dig the Jeff one. 
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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 11,993

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    JPPJ84JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,440

    Hamburg has the most bridges in Europe. Lots of them are nice but nothing truly spectacular 
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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 11,993
    I think this thread could be cool. I'm liking the so called underrated ones . 
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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,834
    lastexitlondon said:

    Wow. I love this one. Cool pictures. Does the water ever flood through all seven?
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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 11,993
    Loujoe said:
    lastexitlondon said:

    Wow. I love this one. Cool pictures. Does the water ever flood through all seven?
    Yes in autumn  and winter this last year. Floods all over this area. But summer it all but dries up. 
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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,834
    hedonist said:
    I dig the Jeff one. 
    Just got that...
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