vertical-lift bridge
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vertical-lift bridge
[′vərd·ə·kəl ¦lift ′brij] (civil engineering)
A movable bridge with a span that rises on towers, lifted by steel ropes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The city of Milwaukee plans to open bids at the end of January for a project to rebuild the East Michigan Street
vertical-lift bridge, which spans the Milwaukee River.
The company added that this project is a turnkey contract and the bridge will become a so-called
vertical-lift bridge of steel and concrete.
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