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What (who) is double-bascule bridge - definition
MOVEABLE BRIDGE USING A COUNTERWEIGHT TO BALANCE A SPAN THROUGH ITS UPWARD SWING TO LET BOATS MOVE UNDERNEATH
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![Animation of a rolling lift bridge (such as the [[Pegasus Bridge]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MovableBridge roll.gif?width=200 "Animation of a rolling lift bridge (such as the [[Pegasus Bridge]])")
bascule bridge
['baskju:l]
¦ noun a type of bridge with a section which can be raised and lowered using counterweights.
Origin
C19: from Fr. (earlier bacule), 'see-saw', from battre 'to bump' + cul 'buttocks'.
Bascule bridge
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed.
Bridge
![The 13th century [[Wetherby Bridge]] spans the [[River Wharfe]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aerial photographs taken from the Wilderness car park, Wetherby (4th May 2021) 006.jpg?width=200 "The 13th century [[Wetherby Bridge]] spans the [[River Wharfe]].")
![Bridge at [[Gatwick Airport]], under which planes can pass](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bridge to Pier 6, Gatwick North Terminal - geograph.org.uk - 74055.jpg?width=200 "Bridge at [[Gatwick Airport]], under which planes can pass")
![Underneath the [[Fort Pitt Bridge]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], US](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bridges of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4188335803).jpg?width=200 "Underneath the [[Fort Pitt Bridge]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], US")
![Bridges in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brug 119 in de Lijnbaansgracht over de Bloemgracht foto 1.jpg?width=200 "Bridges in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]")
![Interstate 5]] in [[Burbank, California]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Burbank Ave I-5 overpass under construction in Burbank, California.JPG?width=200 "Interstate 5]] in [[Burbank, California]]")
![Highway bridge treated with [[high-frequency impact treatment]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Example HiFIT-treated assembly.jpg?width=200 "Highway bridge treated with [[high-frequency impact treatment]]")
![Traffic on [[Forth Road Bridge]], Scotland, before it was closed to general traffic. Traffic has now been moved to the [[Queensferry Crossing]], which can be seen on the left.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Forth from above.jpg?width=200 "Traffic on [[Forth Road Bridge]], Scotland, before it was closed to general traffic. Traffic has now been moved to the [[Queensferry Crossing]], which can be seen on the left.")
![[[The Iron Bridge]] completed in 1781 was the first cast iron bridge.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ironbridge 6.jpg?width=200 "[[The Iron Bridge]] completed in 1781 was the first cast iron bridge.")
![[[Krämerbrücke]] in [[Erfurt]], Germany – with [[half timbered]] buildings](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kraemerbruecke und Aegidienkirche Erfurt 2017.jpg?width=200 "[[Krämerbrücke]] in [[Erfurt]], Germany – with [[half timbered]] buildings")
![[[Samuel Beckett Bridge]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samuel Beckett Bridge At Sunset Dublin Ireland (97037639) (cropped).jpeg?width=200 "[[Samuel Beckett Bridge]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland")
![Seasonal bridge north of [[Jispa]], H.P., India. 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seasonal bridge north of Jispa, H.P., India. 2010.jpg?width=200 "Seasonal bridge north of [[Jispa]], H.P., India. 2010")
![Zayandeh River]] is an example of [[Safavid dynasty]] (1502–1722) bridge design. [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sio se pol.jpg?width=200 "Zayandeh River]] is an example of [[Safavid dynasty]] (1502–1722) bridge design. [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]].")
![Stone Bridge]] in [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone Bridge (Skopje) 20180223.jpg?width=200 "Stone Bridge]] in [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]]")
![Small stone bridge, [[Othonoi]], Greece](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone bridge, Othoni island.jpg?width=200 "Small stone bridge, [[Othonoi]], Greece")
![Tridge]] is a type of [[multi-way bridge]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tridge Undercarriage.jpg?width=200 "Tridge]] is a type of [[multi-way bridge]]")
![The Prins Clausbrug across the [[Amsterdam–Rhine Canal]] in [[Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Utrecht 'Prins Claus brug'.jpg?width=200 "The Prins Clausbrug across the [[Amsterdam–Rhine Canal]] in [[Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]]")
![The old stone-made [[arch bridge]] over the [[Kerava River]] in [[Kerava]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vanha kivisilta DSC08273 C.JPG?width=200 "The old stone-made [[arch bridge]] over the [[Kerava River]] in [[Kerava]], [[Finland]]")
![The covered bridge in [[West Montrose, Ontario]], Canada](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/West Montrose Covered Bridge (Oct. 2018).jpg?width=200 "The covered bridge in [[West Montrose, Ontario]], Canada")
STRUCTURE THAT SPANS AND PROVIDES A PASSAGE OVER A ROAD, RAILWAY, RIVER, OR SOME OTHER OBSTACLE
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(a) A special bar of copper connecting the dynamos to the bus wire, q.
v.,
in electric lighting or power stations.
(b) Wheatstone's bridge, q. v., and its many modifications, all of which
may be consulted throughout these pages.
Wikipedia
Bascule bridge
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed.
The name comes from the French term for balance scale, which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing the possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic.
