A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge that utilizes counterweights ... The bridge rotates vertically around the trunnion and rests against a toe and heel joint.

The existing bridge is one of the famed Chicago-style trunnion bascule bridges. The leaves are suspended on axles with counterweights–bascule means seesaw in French–and the steel trusses are ...

Among the hallmarks of Chicago are its trunnion bascule bridges, in which the bridge leaves are hinged on opposite river banks. The word “trunnion” comes from a French term for pivot point ...

The Bascule Bridge still has a center divider that separates ... workers have removed a cap that encloses one of the original trunnions. Those are the points where the bridge rotates or pivots ...

One lane of the nearly century-old draw bridge opened in each direction at about 5:45 p.m. Thursday. The double-leaf, fixed-trunnion bascule bridge — or draw bridge — closed for construction ...

in June 2012 the MDOT presented plans for a European/Dutch-style heel trunnion bascule bridge that officials said met goals of reliability and low maintenance, and would minimize the effect of ...

That is, the port is ready to lift the drawbridge for cargo ships. But the Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge, after a $2-million repair, will open to cars on Tuesday You can save this article by ...

Wayne County owns and maintains it. Built in 1922, the bridge is a double-leaf, fixed trunnion bascule bridge, or drawbridge. Bridges like it are sometimes called Chicago-style bascules because ...

Charles Berry Bascule Bridge has a new paint job on the outside ... In the temporary system, the bridge decks pivot on temporary trunnions, or rotation points, built for the rehabilitation project.

By the mid-1880s, 35 movable bridges spanned the river. Then in 1902, the Cortland Street Bridge became the first trunnion bascule bridge ever built. Essentially a drawbridge with two halves that ...

A testament to Chicago’s incredible bridges The DuSable Bridge where the museum is housed is one of 37 movable bridges within Chicago city limits. It’s a trunnion bascule bridge, meaning it ...