He said a brief history of the bascule bridge, one of few in the United States, will also be presented at the event. Hubbard said the lift bridge is celebrating 100 years of operation this year.

Redcliffe Bascule Bridge will shut for all users ... harbour staff will also be trained on using the new controls so they can lift the bridge safely when needed. The 80-year old bridge which ...

Redcliffe Bascule Bridge will be closed to all users ... Harbour staff will also be trained on using the new controls so they can lift the bridge safely when needed. Throughout the daily closures ...

“It is a higher-level double bascule lift bridge on an interstate (I-95) with transit. The added height of the new bridge reduced the number of bascule bridge openings for vessel passage by 76%.

The 220-foot-long bridge, with three fixed spans and one bascule lift span for marine traffic, was built in 1922 and rehabilitated in 2013. The bridge opens an average of 2,200 times a year and is ...