vertical-lift bridge

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The Kingsferry Bridge between the Isle of Sheppey and the mainland of Kent

Noun

vertical-lift bridge (plural vertical-lift bridges)

  1. A design of lifting bridge for road and/or rail traffic where the span is lifted at both ends, remaining horizontal and not tilting.

Further reading

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