swing bridge

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia.

Related to swing bridge: lift bridge, rope bridge, Bascule Bridge

swing bridge

1. a low bridge that can be rotated about a vertical axis, esp to permit the passage of ships

2. NZ a pedestrian bridge over a river, suspended by heavy wire cables

swing bridge

A bridge that opens by turning horizontally on a turntable supported on a pier. See also: Bridge

swing bridge

[′swiŋ ‚brij]

(civil engineering)

A movable bridge that pivots in a horizontal plane about a center pier.

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Tommy Ferens on the Swing Bridge over the Tyne in the early 20th Century

'Tommy on the Bridge' and how the problem of homelessness on Tyneside is nothing new; A new project, Homeless History Newcastle, is launched - and the real-life story of 'Tommy on the Bridge'

View of the Castle Keep, Newcastle, from the Swing Bridge, 1963 (TWAM)

BRIDGES OF THE TYNE; Seven famous structures that span the river

The High Level Bridge and Swing Bridge, which regularly opened to let river traffic through, were both heavily congested.

New bridge to a new world; As this image shows, 90 years ago the Tyne Bridge was well on the way to completion, writes DAVE MORTON

The current swing bridge was built in 1970, and replaced an earlier bridge which dated back to 1900.

PEOPLE STRANDED BY BROKEN BRIDGE

The town cannot afford to lose the Swing Bridge and is currently looking into applying for federal reimbursement and grant programs to fund the project.

Study: Milford Swing Bridge needs rehabilitation

According to the structure characteristics of the swing bridge, the roll motion of ASVs includes two phases.

Control Methods for Roll Instability of Articulated Steering Vehicles

The swing bridge provides the most direct link between the city and the reserve.

See ya in court, CN

The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the above Order temporarily restricting vehicles over 9 feet 10 inches (3 metres) width on that length of the A830 Fort William - Mallaig Trunk Road in Banavie in the vicinity of Banavie Swing Bridge, from a point opposite the extended western edge of the western end of the C1160 Corpach Moss Road (Northern Loop - Camaghael Road) westwards for a distance of 150 metres or thereby.

The Scottish Government; PUBLIC NOTICE

When ships need to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal, the iron caisson of the aqueduct turns like a swing bridge upon a central pier.

Building the Manchester Ship Canal

Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham, has been recognised in the Institution Of Civil Engineers' distinguished Historic Bridges & Infrastructures Awards 2007, for its painstaking restoration of Hull's historic Wellington Street swing bridge.

Company completes Hull bridge refurbishment

The swing bridge opens and closes with the tide and the men could have been looking at a wait of up to four hours, depending what time they arrived at the crossing.

WALES: Late-night swim home triggers lifeboat drama; Men lucky to be alive after estuary crossing

Desmond Loy was recovering with cuts and bruises in South Island's Nelson Hospital after losing his footing on the Falls River swing bridge in Abel Tasman National Park and falling 20 metres (65 feet) on to river rocks yesterday.