A double-leaf drawbridge opens to allow two sailboats to continue their passage on the Indian River near St. Lucie on the east coast of Florida, USA. Technically known as a bascule bridge (from the French word for seesaw), it has two identical steel lengths that span the waterway and open into the air with the aid of counterweights in the concrete support piers on either side. The design of this movable bridge is similar to those that spanned the moats of medieval castles, except they were single-leaf types that opened into the air only from one side.
A double-leaf drawbridge opens to allow two sailboats to continue their passage on the Indian River near St. Lucie on the east coast of Florida, USA. Technically known as a bascule bridge (from the French word for seesaw), it has two identical steel lengths that span the waterway and open into the air with the aid of counterweights in the concrete support piers on either side. The design of this movable bridge is similar to those that spanned the moats of medieval castles, except they were single-leaf types that opened into the air only from one side.
Size: 4036px × 2550px
Location: Indian River near Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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