𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲? At first glance at the remarkable construction of Slauerhoff Bridge, one can hardly guess that it is a full and irreplaceable bridge. The Slauerhoffbrug (the original name, in Dutch) is a fully automatic bascule bridge in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The unusual bridge consists of a square platform 15 x 15 meters, which is equipped with the lifting mechanism. It uses two arms to swing a section of road in and out of place within the road itself. It is also known as the “Slauerhoffbrug ‘Flying’ Drawbridge”. A tail #bridge can quickly and efficiently be raised and lowered from one pylon (instead of hinges). This quickly allows water traffic to pass while only briefly stalling road traffic. The lower part of the platform is colored yellow and bluerepresentative of Leeuwarden's flag and seal. #structuralengineering #steelstructure #impressiveengineering For more: 📌 Follow #ImpressiveEngineering 📌 Click on the 🔔
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This is strange looking! I have never seen one of these.
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Giuseppe Masanotti that's definitely weird. It seems to work well but it's the oddest bridge mechanism I've seen.
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1yNothing new. Bascule bridges have been around many many years. I worked on the first aluminum Bascule bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle. It has to be demolished 5 years later because of catalytic corrosion and is one of the main reasons why Aliminium isn't used in major structures today