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Inhul Bridge
The Inhul Bridge (also known as Inhulskyi Bridge, , ) is a moveable bridge over the Inhul, Inhul River in the city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine. It is designed to allow the passage of vessels from the Mykolayiv Shipyard, Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Plant. Location The bridge connects the city center, starting from Arkasivska Street, with the Solyani residential area, where it continues as the Heroes of Ukraine Avenue. Technical Specifications General characteristics: * The total length of the Inhul Bridge is 422 Metre, meters, and its width is 18.5 meters. It features four traffic lanes and two Sidewalk, pedestrian sidewalks, each 2.25 meters wide. * The movable Span (engineering), span provides a clearance of 55 meters and a height of 60 meters, operated by Hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic cylinders. * Design layout: 5 spans of 33 meters each + a 76.25-meter draw span + 7 spans of 33 meters each. * The Foundation (engineering), foundations are based on 0.6-meter diameter shell piles. * The pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moveable Bridge
A moveable bridge, or movable bridge, is a bridge that moves to allow passage for boats or barges. In American English, the term is synonymous with , and the latter is the common term, but drawbridge can be limited to the narrower, historical definition used in some other forms of English, in which ''drawbridge'' refers to only a specific type of moveable bridge often found in castles. An advantage of making bridges moveable is the lower cost, due to the absence of high piers and long approaches. The principal disadvantage is that the traffic on the bridge must be halted when it is opened for passage of traffic on the waterway. For seldom-used railroad bridges over busy channels, the bridge may be left open and then closed for train passages. For small bridges, bridge movement may be enabled without the need for an engine. Some bridges are operated by the users, especially those with a boat, others by a bridgeman (or bridge tender); a few are remotely controlled using video-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
