The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, Inc., engineers and designers of trunnion, bascule and direct lift bridges. . tracks the bridge operator and thetrain signal operator are located under the sameroot as the motors and machinery. An emergencygasoline engine is also located in the machineryhouse for use in case the electric supply currentis interrupted or in case of accident to the electricmachinery. In addition to the solenoid motorbrakes and band brakes for the gasoline enginedrive, an emergency air-operated brake actsdirectly on each operating strut, totally inde-pendent of the operating mac
The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, Inc., engineers and designers of trunnion, bascule and direct lift bridges. . tracks the bridge operator and thetrain signal operator are located under the sameroot as the motors and machinery. An emergencygasoline engine is also located in the machineryhouse for use in case the electric supply currentis interrupted or in case of accident to the electricmachinery. In addition to the solenoid motorbrakes and band brakes for the gasoline enginedrive, an emergency air-operated brake actsdirectly on each operating strut, totally inde-pendent of the operating machinery. Thus, if anaccident should happen to any of the intermediateyears or shaft, between the operating pinions andmotors, this direct-acting brake will hold thebridge against possible movement. Likewise, itcan be used in conjunction with the other brakesunder ordinary conditions and can be used tolock the bridge in any position. When the bridge is closed the leaf is lockedto the pier at the front end by means of a motor-driven latch bar in the bottom chord of the truss. The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. which enters a suitablebridge shoe anchored tr approaching t ig. secured to thepier. This lock,ting machinery, isgnals so that theoperated while theare set at Clear, and likewise train signaluntil the bridge is firmly ( As already referrederect this bridge withoul Danger ssarj to either toion Type The, Strauss Bascuh Bridge Company Fig. 17 (a) is a vi« bridge was placed iswing bridge still iof the old and ne\ photog 3JlS before the iws the old in the open positit n. the e id panel if the Moor >\-teni being omitted, but leaf, counterweight and tower, machinery, etc., was completed while the old swing bridge remained in service. At this stage of completion of thebascule, the old swing bridge was swung open andthe center panels quickly cut out by the oxy-acetylene torch; simultaneously the end rloor panelof the bascule was put into place and the new-bridge was thus placed
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