tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post1679510557179932511..comments2024-03-11T16:49:27.614+00:00Comments on The Happy Pontist: Rotterdam Bridges: 4. KoninginnebrugThe Happy Pontisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-30049043466425476772013-10-24T18:54:31.082+01:002013-10-24T18:54:31.082+01:00No idea!No idea!The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-41465424000760116602013-10-24T16:50:25.265+01:002013-10-24T16:50:25.265+01:00What's the internal mechanism like? Simple tru...What's the internal mechanism like? Simple trunnion? <br />I'm new here. I live just outside of Seattle, and the only bridges I know of with overhead counterweights are a couple or three railroad ones. <br />I can see I've got some catching up to do...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-86663991657476686762013-10-23T16:43:35.336+01:002013-10-23T16:43:35.336+01:00Thanks, I was aware of Johnson Street Bridge but h...Thanks, I was aware of Johnson Street Bridge but hadn't seen the Ney design before. At Johnson Street, the counterweights are at the top of the truss, which greatly reduces the size of chambers required below highway level and is therefore a more "reasonable" solution.The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-59475864103572227692013-10-23T15:58:12.388+01:002013-10-23T15:58:12.388+01:00A charmingly odd bridge and I agree the turreted c...A charmingly odd bridge and I agree the turreted control rooms give the bridge a personality. The form of the bascule spans reminds me of http://www.ney.be/en/projects_details/91.html and also the Johnson Street Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com