A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck.
9-576: Reedy may refer to: Artifact [ edit ] Reedy Point Bridge in Delaware People [ edit ] Chuck Reedy , a former American football player and coach Edward K. Reedy , a director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute George Reedy , White House Press Secretary Hanara Tangiawha Te Ohaki Reedy , a New Zealand tribal leader Jamil El Reedy ,
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27-454: A vertical lift are only required to be equal to the weight of the deck, whereas bascule bridge counterweights must weigh several times as much as the span being lifted. As a result, heavier materials can be used in the deck, and so this type of bridge is especially suited for heavy railroad use. The biggest disadvantage to the vertical-lift bridge (in comparison with many other designs) is the height restriction for vessels passing under it, due to
36-635: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Reedy Point Bridge The Reedy Point Bridge carries Delaware Route 9 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Delaware City, Delaware , USA. A two-lane cantilever bridge similar in appearance to the Platt Bridge in Southwest Philadelphia (near Philadelphia International Airport ),
45-548: Is visible on a clear day from the top floors of some skyscrapers in Philadelphia, about 35 miles away. This article about a bridge in Delaware is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lift bridge The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swing-span bridges . Generally speaking, they cost less to build for longer moveable spans. The counterweights in
54-633: The Governor Bacon Health Center. An obsolete double-leaf bascule drawbridge, located just less than ⅛ of a mile north of the northern abutment, allows Delaware Route 9 to cross over the Delaware Ship Channel (itself an abandoned section of the original C&D Canal) and is technically part of the Reedy Point Bridge system. Both the high-level bridge and the drawbridge are maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 2018,
63-451: The Reedy Point Bridge was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1968, replacing a lift bridge that crossed the C&;D Canal prior to the 1955 widening project. Unlike the nearby St. Georges Bridge , the Reedy Point Bridge spans over salt marshes at the southern approach (which subjects Delaware Route 9 to periodic tidal flooding ), the canal itself, and both Fort Dupont and
72-543: The old drawbridge was replaced with a fixed span. From the top of the Reedy Point Bridge driving northbound, travelers may see points in three other states with Pennsylvania 12 miles straight ahead, New Jersey immediately across the Delaware River, and Maryland 8 miles to the left. Behind the Delaware Memorial Bridge on a clear day, travelers may see a glimpse of the two Comcast towers in Philadelphia. The bridge
81-498: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reedy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reedy&oldid=1177214659 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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