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How these lifting bridges actually work
Why did the encyclopedia cross the bridge?
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Images

Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge over the River Thames, London.
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double-leaf drawbridge
Chicago's State Street Bridge, an example of a double-leaf drawbridge.
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Chicago: Wabash Avenue Bridge
The Wabash Avenue Bridge, one of several drawbridges spanning the Chicago River in...
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Portugalete, Spain
Vizcaya Bridge, a transporter bridge in Portugalete, Spain.
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swing bridge
Open swing bridge on Lake Okeechobee in Florida.
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