swing bridge

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swing bridge (plural swing bridges)

  1. A movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally.
    • 2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 86:
      Turn right here and walk along the harbour side to the swing bridge.
    • 2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 44:
      Then we cross a white swing bridge over the wide Caledonian Canal, which is opened several times a day.

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