movable bridge: Quick Facts

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The Wabash Avenue bascule bridge is raised over the Chicago River, with boats passing underneath and tall buildings in the background in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Portugalete, Spain

The vidoe thumbnail image shows a two-sided bridge lifting and separating at the center. A blue circle highlights the open section.

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Aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge stretching across the bay toward hills in San Francisco, California, with cars visible on the bridge and water below.

Joseph B. Strauss

American engineer

The northern terminus of the Akashi Strait Bridge in Terumi ward, southern Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, west-central Japan. The bridge spans the Akashi Strait and links Awaji Island to Honshu.

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