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lift bridge

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lift bridge [′lift ‚brij]
(civil engineering)
A drawbridge whose movable spans are raised vertically.
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The vessel is powered by an outboard motor and will have five stops along the Leeds - Liverpool: Litherland Lift Bridge, Pennington Bridge, Carolina Wharf in Bootle, Sandhills and Eldonians.
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This year a new bridge, the highest vertical lift bridge in the world, was opened and named after the city's writer son.
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