Talk:Moveable bridge

Early article comments
Hi, thought I start the discussion page in listing two more moveable bridge types, Folding bridge and Retractable bridge.

And there is a real funny bridge...imagine a suspension bridge and pull the pylon tops apart to raise the middle bridge part into an arch form. It does really exist. -- Klaus with K 17:59, 4 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Image! Article! Another taxonomy item! (What is its type name?) Leonard G. 01:24, 6 August 2005 (UTC)


 * http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000605
 * http://www.sbp.de/en/html/projects/detail.html?id=95
 * No idea about a type name, but here are a couple of references. -- Klaus with K 10:29, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

BTW, I redirected movable to moveable (bridge).

Rolling = Pegasus?
In the list of bridge types, the one for Rolling Bridge goes directly (not as a redirect) to Pegasus Bridge, whose text describes it as a bascule, not rolling. Is this correct? --StarChaser Tyger 08:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I have changed the description of rolling bridge to reflect the type exemplified by the Pegasus bridge. This type does not remain horizontal as previously described, and "curling" is more descriptive of the other type sometimes described as "rolling". - Leonard G. 20:35, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

I would like to add another bridge to the truss lift bridge page. The lift bridge located in Peoria, IL., over the Illinois River. It is a railroad bridge currently in use by the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad, formerly used by the Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad. Sharon Deckard Illinois Prairie Railroad Foundation Peoria, IL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.188.24.94 (talk) 08:42, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

George P. Coleman bridge?
This article claims that the George P. Coleman bridge is the largest with a movable section, but the article on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway says it has a movable section, and this bridge is significantly longer. Any objections to my removing this claim? 63.107.91.99 (talk) 21:22, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Transporter bridge like punt or ferry.
A punt (aka Cable ferry) is a bit like a Transporter bridge using cables to guide and power from one side to another, the main difference being that the punt is like a boat on the water rather than be elevated.

The cables provide something strong to pull on, and prevent the punt being washed away by the current. The cables drop to the bottom of the stream away from the punt and do not therefore obstruct other river traffic.

A ferry is like a punt without the cables (a cableless-punt) and is essentially a boat.

Tabletop (talk) 00:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Who put a picture of Jeff Bridges in the gallery?
Although wholly unfit for a project of encyclopaedic nature such as Wikipaedia, I found it rather funny. Please stop. ZS 18:34, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

New type of moveable bridge?
I don't think this bridge fits into any of the existing categories. Unfortunately I don't know anything more about it.

http://frozenly.com/2009/12/flying-bridge/

Located in Leeuwarden, Netherlands at Latitude: 53.198310 Longitude: 5.765076 Blackskyshining (talk) 07:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Structurae defines it as a bascule bridge. I agree with that. It could be classified as a sub-type to the bascule since the hinge axis is at an odd angle. However, a reliable source should be found that defines that sub-classification before we do it. (i.e., If we create a classification here because it "looks different" to us, then that would be original research.) - ¢Spender1983 (talk) 04:57, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

The name of this article should be changed.
"Movable bridge" is much more common than "Moveable bridge" - over 6 times in Google books. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.193.241.184 (talk) 07:56, 23 September 2014 (UTC)