Traveling the world in search of cool bridges to write about...this time in my new home town. Perhaps the coolest bridge you will likely never see if you visit Honolulu.
Tag - bascule
Here at TheBridgeGuy, we go in search of cool bridges to write about. This time to Curaçao!
Merry Christmas from TheBridgeGuy! The next time you visit Canary Wharf in London, be sure to check out this new pedestrian only bascule bridge.
It is a generally accepted fact that for a bridge to be really, truly memorable, it must first be a beautiful one.
Evolving from the medieval drawbridge, the modern bascule bridge is an engineering marvel.
Of the 617,000 bridges in the United States, only around 3,000 have a movable span. Why so few?
Nothing in this world strikes more fear in the hearts of both engineers and the traveling public like open grid decking on bridges.