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</a></div><div class="list-holder height240"><div class=lit>Instrumentation and data reduction (including development of post-processing filters) for the rolling <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> is described in a previous paper [2]. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Review+of+Acoustic+Emission+Source+Mechanisms+on+Large+Movable...-a0571110277> Review of Acoustic Emission Source Mechanisms on Large Movable Structures </a></div></div><div class=lit>This swing <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> , Nazrul Setu named after rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, across an inlet of River Hooghly in the dock area has been a unique landmark of Kolkata. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+ship+damages+historical+bascule+bridge+in+Kolkata-a0212342973> A ship damages historical bascule bridge in Kolkata </a></div></div><div class=lit>Julian Langston of the Cardiff Cycling Campaign said the group favoured the <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> over a link on to the Cogan Spur. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27TOWER+BRIDGE%27+PLAN+FOR+BAY-a0109442620> 'TOWER BRIDGE' PLAN FOR BAY </a></div></div><div class=lit>To reach the warehouse, the vehicles leave the plant, cross an inclined <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> that spans the two sets of railroad tracks, and then enter the warehouse. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27New+handling+systems+help+us+compete%27-a011104680> 'New handling systems help us compete' </a></div></div><div class=lit>A NEW lighting system has been installed on Liverpool's historic <span class=highlight> Bascule Bridge </span> . <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Colourful+new+look+for+historic+bridge-a0551119450> Colourful new look for historic bridge </a></div></div><div class=lit>Yet it has restored the historic Stanley Dock <span class=highlight> Bascule Bridge </span> . <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Peel+must+preserve+city%27s+flavour%3B+LIVERPOOL+DAILY+POST+An+independent...-a0238691662> Peel must preserve city's flavour; LIVERPOOL DAILY POST An independent newspaper Established in 1855 </a></div></div><div class=lit>Ruukki's delivery includes steel structures, plus installation, for Krakeroy <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> and steel piles for the bridge foundations in Fredrikstad, southern Norway. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ruukki+gets+EUR5m+steel+structures+deal+in+Norway-a0208455248> Ruukki gets EUR5m steel structures deal in Norway </a></div></div><div class=lit>The task force Herrington means is the Ringling Causeway Bridge Replacement Task Force, assembled by the MPO back in 1991 to consider three bridge replacement alternatives -- build another 21-foot <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> , build a 45-foot <span class=highlight> bascule bridge </span> , or build a 65-foot fixed-span bridge -- and recommend one of them. <div class=lit_links><a href=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+bridge+too+high%3F-a015278142> A bridge too high? 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