bascule leaf

[′ba‚skül ‚lēf]

(civil engineering)

The span of a bascule bridge.

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The current alternative consists of an all timber superstructure (including the wearing surface, structural deck, beams, sidewalks, and railings) with the exception of the bascule leaf which will consist of a steel frame.

CHATHAM- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, C-07-001, BRIDGE STREET OVER THE MITCHELL RIVER

These were removed during the restoration and operational balance maintained by adjusting the level of 20 ft x 4 ft x 2 ft water tanks mounted temporarily to the nose of the bascule leafs.

A link to Florida's past is restored

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