Similarly, over in Great Yarmouth, the then Conservative MP for the town, Brandon Lewis, heralded the Herring Bridge as "genuinely iconic and game changing". The double-leaf bascule bridge opens ...

Old Bridge: The old bridge offers an air clearance of 19 meters above sea level, with a manually operated double-leaf bascule section. New Bridge: The new bridge provides a higher air clearance of ...

They helped forge an unlikely kinship between two coastal towns desperate to see traffic flowing freely on their much-anticipated third river crossings. Now the friendly rivalry between Great ...

Suffolk has triumphed over Norfolk in a battle of bridges that pitted the neighbouring counties against each other. Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft and Herring Bridge in Great Yarmouth were both ...

It is a double-leaf bascule bridge which opens in the middle to allow river traffic taller than 4.5m (15ft) through. It was made in two halves by a specialist firm in Belgium, before being ...

The MLK Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge, meaning it has two movable sections that can be raised to allow river traffic to pass underneath. Including its approaches, the bridge measures ...

will replace the british-era bridge, which was opened in 1914 and had a double-leaf bascule section with a Scherzer rolling type lift span that can be raised to let ships pass. However, while giving ...

Step inside the main building and you’ll find yourself in a compact space that prioritizes function over form ... The 95th Street Bridge itself is a classic Chicago double-leaf bascule bridge, and ...

It’s real Chicago, showing both the grit and beauty of a working city. The 95th Street Bridge itself is a double-leaf bascule bridge, a design Chicago is famous for, and watching it raise to allow ...

TV personality and singer Frankie Bridge has hit out at "double standards" for women following criticism of her parenting on social media. The Saturdays star, 36, is married to former professional ...