This "Flying Drawbridge" Lifts And Lowers In A Unique Way
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This "Flying Drawbridge" Lifts And Lowers In A Unique Way
You've never seen a bridge like this before. This is the Slauerhoffbrug. Otherwise known as the "Flying Drawbridge." You can find it in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. It crosses over the Harlinger Vaart River. How does it "fly?" The Slauerhoffbrug is classified as a tail bridge. It uses a single pylon, instead of traditional hinges ...
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Most drawbridges open by splitting or rotating evenly.This one doesn't 🧠✨ In Leeuwarden, the Slauerhoffbrug uses a single articulated arm to lift the entire roadway and return it to the ground on a controlled diagonal descent, a motion used by only a handful of bridges worldwide. That angled movement is intentional. Lowering the deck diagonally reduces mechanical stress, shortens open-and-close cycles, and allows the bridge to operate with fewer moving parts than traditional drawbridge designs.
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Most drawbridges open by splitting or rotating evenly.This one doesn't 🧠✨ In Leeuwarden, the Slauerhoffbrug uses a single articulated arm to lift the entire roadway and return it to the ground on a controlled diagonal descent, a motion used by only a handful of bridges worldwide. That angled movement is intentional. Lowering the deck diagonally reduces mechanical stress, shortens open-and-close cycles, and allows the bridge to operate with fewer moving parts than traditional drawbridge designs.
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We zijn vanmorgen om 9 uur de Slauerhoffbrug doorgekomen en hebben onze vaste ligplaats in Leeuwarden weer bereikt. Deze basculebrug is wereldberoemd 😁 Wikipedia: De brug is een staartbrug, dit is een basculebrug waarbij het scharnierpunt niet onder het wegdek zit, maar op pylonen die aan één kant van de brug staan. Als de brug geopend wordt, wordt het brugvlak in verticale positie gezet. Als de brug gesloten is, vallen de draagarmen waar het brugdek op rust in het wegdek. Het ontwerp van de br
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We zijn vanmorgen om 9 uur de Slauerhoffbrug doorgekomen en hebben onze vaste ligplaats in Leeuwarden weer bereikt. Deze basculebrug is wereldberoemd 😁 Wikipedia: De brug is een staartbrug, dit is een basculebrug waarbij het scharnierpunt niet onder het wegdek zit, maar op pylonen die aan één kant van de brug staan. Als de brug geopend wordt, wordt het brugvlak in verticale positie gezet. Als de brug gesloten is, vallen de draagarmen waar het brugdek op rust in het wegdek. Het ontwerp van de br
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