Slauerhoffbrug "The Flying Bridge"

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Slauerhoffbrug "The Flying Bridge"
The Slauerhoffbrug is a fully automatic bascule bridge (aka tail bridge) in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. It uses two arms to swing a section of road in and out of place within the road itself. A tail bridge can quickly and efficiently be raised and lowered from one pylon (instead of hinges). The lift bearing, complete with asphalt and road markings, seamlessly disappears into the road when lowered.

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  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    Is this already functional? Can someone post more photos of this construction?
  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman
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    Not only does this cantilevered drawbridge known as the Slauerhoffbrug in Leeuwarden, Netherlands look pretty amazing when it’s hoisting a section of the bridge into the air to let boats through, but I have to assume/desperately hope it doubles as a gigantic catapult when traffic is slow. Unfortunately something tells me that pesky ‘public safety’ issue would put a kibosh on those plans though.​
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  • Dancer_Engineer
    Dancer_Engineer
    I found this small video.



    And must check out this one! Video ends at 1:50.

  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    Good one Dancer! 👍
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    Wonder what kind of hydraulics they use for the project 😀.
  • CE Designer
    CE Designer
    I would have loved to work on those projects 😎
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    Indeed. Does anyone know the details of this project?

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