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What (who) is floating bridge - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Floating bridges; Floating Bridge; Floating bridge (disambiguation)
Pontoon bridge
![Roman]] bridge of boats by Cichorius](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/035 Conrad Cichorius, Die Reliefs der Traianssäule, Tafel XXXV (Ausschnitt 01).jpg?width=200 "Roman]] bridge of boats by Cichorius")
![Mughal]] emperor [[Akbar the Great]] riding the ferocious elephant Hawa'i, pursuing another elephant across a collapsing bridge of boats (left), in Basawan and Chetar Munti's "Akbar's Adventure with the Elephant Hawa’i", dated 1561](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1561-Akbar riding the elephant Hawa'I pursuing another elephant across a collapsing bridge of boats (left).jpg?width=200 "Mughal]] emperor [[Akbar the Great]] riding the ferocious elephant Hawa'i, pursuing another elephant across a collapsing bridge of boats (left), in Basawan and Chetar Munti's \"Akbar's Adventure with the Elephant Hawa’i\", dated 1561")
![Pioneers]] are building a Pontoon Bridge over the river [[Ourthe]] in [[Chênée]], [[Belgium]] in the 1930s.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/3e régiment du génie.jpg?width=200 "Pioneers]] are building a Pontoon Bridge over the river [[Ourthe]] in [[Chênée]], [[Belgium]] in the 1930s.")
![The [[Bergsøysund Bridge]] uses concrete pontoons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bergsøysundbrua.jpg?width=200 "The [[Bergsøysund Bridge]] uses concrete pontoons")
![A bridge of boats over the [[Ravi River]] in British India, 1895](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bridge of Boats on the Ravi River, Pakistan, 1895.gif?width=200 "A bridge of boats over the [[Ravi River]] in British India, 1895")
![The [[Evergreen Point Floating Bridge]], the world's longest permanent floating bridge, crosses [[Lake Washington]] east of [[Seattle]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Evergreen Point Floating Bridge - looking east from bike trail at west high-rise.jpg?width=200 "The [[Evergreen Point Floating Bridge]], the world's longest permanent floating bridge, crosses [[Lake Washington]] east of [[Seattle]]")
![A Whale floating roadway leading to a Spud pier at Mulberry A off [[Omaha Beach]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Omaha Mulberry Harbour.jpg?width=200 "A Whale floating roadway leading to a Spud pier at Mulberry A off [[Omaha Beach]]")
![Triana]] from 1171 to 1851](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Puente Barcas Sevilla 1851.jpg?width=200 "Triana]] from 1171 to 1851")
![Pneumatic pontons being carried by heavy [[6×6]] transports](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Inflatable pontons headed for the Danube in Germany, April 1945.jpg?width=200 "Pneumatic pontons being carried by heavy [[6×6]] transports")
![battle of Kiev]], September 1941](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20392, Kiew, Pioniere errichten Pontonbrücke.jpg?width=200 "battle of Kiev]], September 1941")
![Uman]], July 1941](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F016198-0033, Rumänien, Brückenbau über den Pruth.jpg?width=200 "Uman]], July 1941")
BRIDGE THAT USES FLOATS OR SHALLOW-DRAFT BOATS FOR SUPPORT (TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT)
Float bridge; Boat bridge; Pontoon bridges; Military bridges; Pontoon Bridge; Pontineer; Ponton bridge; Treadway bridge
A pontoon bridge (or ponton bridge), also known as a floating bridge, uses floats or shallow-draft boats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicle travel. The buoyancy of the supports limits the maximum load that they can carry.
Vlotbrug
![Vlotbrug, [[Hellevoetsluis]], South Holland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hellevoetsluis vlotbrug.jpg?width=200 "Vlotbrug, [[Hellevoetsluis]], South Holland")
Vlotbruggen; Scholle
Vlotbrug (plural, ) translates from Dutch into English as "float bridge". In its broadest sense, it includes pontoon bridges.
Lake Washington Floating Bridge
Lake Washington Floating Bridge may refer to the following crossings of Lake Washington between Seattle and its eastern suburbs:
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Floating bridge
Floating bridge may refer to:
Examples of use of floating bridge
1. The Hood Canal Floating Bridge, which links Washington‘s Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas, and the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, which links Seattle and its eastern suburbs, were closed because of high wind gusts.
2. The Hood Canal Floating Bridge, which links Washington‘s Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas, was closed after winds gusted to 74 mph.
3. Just east of Seattle, it is connected to the city by what was then called the floating bridge.
4. The Evergreen Point floating bridge, which links Seattle and its eastern suburbs, was closed early Friday for minor repairs, but reopened before the evening commute.
5. The Floating Bridge is a temporary solution until the Road and Traffic Authority (RTA) completes the design and construction of a permanent bridge at the same place.