Folding bridge
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Ancestor | Plate girder bridge |
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Related | Lift bridge, submersible bridge, retractable bridge |
Descendant | None |
Carries | Automobiles, pedestrians |
Span range | Short |
Material | Steel |
Design effort | High |
Falsework required | No |
A folding bridge is a type of moveable bridge.
An example of a folding bridge is the Hörnbrücke (Hörn Bridge) in the city of Kiel in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is a three-segment bascule bridge that folds in the shape of the letter N.
See also[]
- Bascule bridge
- Double-beam drawbridge
- Drawbridge
- Moveable bridges for a list of other moveable bridge types
Categories:
- Moveable bridges
- Bridge (structure) stubs
- Building and structure type stubs
- Bridges by structural type