Among the three choices, including a swing bridge and a single-leaf bascule bridge, the vertical lift span best suited the Indian Railways’ requirements of stability and cost-effectiveness.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly constructed Pamban Bridge on April 6, 2025. It will replace a 110-year-old structure that once connected Rameswaram to the Indian mainland.

For more than a year, the westbound portion of the span that carries Interstate ... 44 and 1A linking cities to Providence. The bridge was built in 1930 as a bascule bridge — one that can ...

The Princess Royal has officially opened the £145 million Gull Wing Bridge – the largest rolling ... she was seen standing and peering up at the bascule span’s huge white posts – which ...

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The Pamban Bridge is India’s first sea bridge and an engineering marvel. Standing 12.5 meters above sea level, it stretches across 145 piers and features a double-leaf bascule span—a Scherzer rolling ...

Filled with small boutiques, ice cream shops and bookstores, this outdoor mall spans three blocks and ... a photo of the iconic Mystic River Bascule Bridge, a 1922 drawbridge that connects the ...

The old bridge had a double-leaf bascule section with a Scherzer rolling-type lift span that used to be raised to let ships pass. It is considered a technical marvel as the bridge was constructed with ...

Some heritage activists are already calling for the Pamban Bridge's bascule span to be retained as a museum piece or monument, especially given its unique design and cultural resonance. Whether the ...

will replace the british-era bridge, which was opened in 1914 and had a double-leaf bascule section with a Scherzer rolling type lift span that can be raised to let ships pass. However, while giving ...