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This is not a draw bridge[edit]

Moray Bridge is a swing bridge. the bridge actually rotates. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbrian80 (talk • contribs)

Look at the structure CAREFULLY and you don't have to be an engineer to figure it out. I actually lived in Richmond, BC I seen the bridge 100 times. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.83.153.249 (talk • contribs)

I'm afraid I'll have to agree with anon user there. I live in Richmond right now, and I've seen the bridge too. It doesn't swing/rotate, it retracts. -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 08:02, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NOT A RETRACTABLE BRIDGE! Either[edit]

Jeeeez Have you ever seen the bridge actually "retract"..

Prepare to be damned, Here is my proof: [1]

Notice those huge bulk of structure in them middle of the bridge? (the one with arrow) Yeah suppose to protect the center column, but why it's so huge?

Compare it to another swing bridge [2]

Jbrian80

THAT is weird. Because I've seen it retract with my own two eyes before, more than once. As for the platform, I don't remember it even being connected to the bridge itself (as in being in a position to be used as a swinging mechanism). It's made of wood, which I wonder would even support this bridge (which is mostly steel). -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 07:30, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think we're going to have to go with JBrian80 for now. 4 sources say it's a swing bridge:

--Usgnus 17:43, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. I'm fine with the change unless someone or myself can prove otherwise. -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 18:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would say the presence of a sacrificial pier prettymuch definitively proves that it is indeed a swing bridge. However, Jbrian80: drawbridge is actually an acceptable, if imprecise, term for all moveable bridges. --INTRIGUEBLUE (talk|contribs) 06:06, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]