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movable bridge

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movable bridge [′müv·ə·bəl ′brij]
(civil engineering)
A bridge in which either the horizontal or vertical alignment can be readily changed to permit the passage of traffic beneath it. Often called drawbridge (an anachronism).


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Restoration of the 418 foot vertical lift movable bridge that connects Roosevelt Island to Long Island City in Queens will include the removal and re placement of the bridge deck, and barrier and warning gates.
Founded in 1925, B&B has established itself as an industry leader in the design and manufacture of traffic control gates, barriers, and navigational lighting equipment for movable bridges.
 
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