List of bascule bridges

A list of bascule bridges by country:

Australia

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The Grafton Bridge (New South Wales) over the Clarence River showing the Bascule span lifted to let shipping through (Postcard from about 1932; The "Southern Cross" aeroplane has been added to the photograph.)

Belgium

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Open Boulevard Bridge with the Nijverheid Bridge in the background

Canada

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China

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Croatia

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Denmark

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Open Langebro Bridge in Copenhagen

Finland

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The Lauttasaari bridge

France

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Sadi-Carnot Bridge, Sète, Hérault

Germany

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  • Bascule bridge, Potshausen, Lower Saxony, Germany
  • Wolgast-Usedom Bridge, Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  • Wiecker Bridge, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  • Lindaunis Bridge, Boren, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ireland

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India

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Indonesia

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  • Batu Rusa II Bridge, Merawang, Bangka

Japan

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Blue Wing Moji with Shimonoseki Port in foreground at the Moji-ko Retro District, Kitakyūshū

Korea

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Aerial view of Yeongdo Bridge, Busan

Malaysia

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Netherlands

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Note that in Dutch basculebrug only refers to bascule bridges that have their counterweight rigidly connected to the bridge deck. If there is a hinged connection, it's referred to as ophaalbrug (literally "drawbridge"). This list lists both, and is incomplete as there are many such bridges in the Netherlands.

New Zealand

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Norway

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Tønsberg Canal Bridge, Tønsberg, Vestfold

Portugal

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Russia

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Night view of Palace Bridge is one of the most familiar images of the Northern capital of Russia

South Africa

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Swing bridge in foreground with bascule bridge in background at Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Spain

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Sweden

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Thailand

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Pero's Bridge is a bascule bridge over Bristol Harbour. The two horns are counterweights to assist with opening.

United States

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(Alphabetical by state)

References

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  1. ^ "Heritage and Conservation Register".
  2. ^ "Lord Selkirk Bridge (McNaughton Avenue Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org".
  3. ^ "Heritage Port Home page".
  4. ^ "NS Savannah River Bridge at Augusta". railga.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  5. ^ Dizikes, Cynthia (March 1, 2013). "Crews prepare for intensive surgery on Wells Street Bridge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. ^ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MA-38, "Congress Street Bascule Bridge"
  7. ^ "Ferry Street Lift Bridge".
  8. ^ "Pasquotank River Bridge". Archived from the original on 2006-04-29. Retrieved 2006-03-17.