Movable bridges
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| # | Name | Country | main span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Ferdan Swing Bridge | Egypt | 340 m |
| 2 | Erasmus Bridge | Netherlands | 280 m |
| 3 | Melville Bridge | USA | 236.5200 m |
| 4 | Merwede Bridge | Netherlands | 202.8000 m |
| 5 | Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge | USA | 170 m |
| 6 | Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge | USA | 166 m |
| 7 | Marine Parkway Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge | USA | 164.6000 m |
| 8 | Burlington-Bristol Bridge | USA | 164.6000 m |
| 9 | Interstate Bridge | USA | 161.8000 m |
| 10 | Illinois Central Terminal Rail Bridge | USA | 160.0200 m |
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Expansion Joint Opens Horizontally in the Middle of the Bridge
The new Clyde Crossing in Glasgow is a double swing bridge that opens at the centre, thanks in part to the special expansion joint from MAURER (Type DS 4 HL). With its unique hydraulic system, it can control ... [more]
A lift bridge is lifted off its bearings
For the new Kattwyck Bridge and the older one it replaces as a railroad bridge, MAURER was responsible for the installation of the bearings. For the lift span, the challenge was that the bearings had to be pulled apart during the lifting ... [more]
New bridge Hisingsbron (Gothenburg): Noise-reduced expansion joints with special “tunneling”
A streetcar running on a bridge is not uncommon. However, this presents a challenge in Gothenburg since long ramps lead to the bridge construction. The required expansion joints between the structural sectio ... [more]
Literature
- (2011): Balanced Lift Method for Moveable Bridges. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
- (1986): Eine bewegliche Brücke über den Lotsekanal in Hamburg-Harburg. In: Stahlbau, v. 55, n. 4 (April 1986), pp. 97-103.
- (1978): Bewegliche Brücke über die Eider bei Tönning. In: Bautechnik, v. 55, n. 1 (January 1978), pp. 22-24.
- (2008): Bewegliche Brücken für den Straßenverkehr in Deutschland. In: Stahlbau, v. 77, n. 3 (March 2008), pp. 184-204.
- (2016): Bio-based composite moveable bridge. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 1401-1408.
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