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| Ancestor | Plate girder bridge |
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| Related | Lift bridge, submersible bridge, retractable bridge |
| Descendant | None |
| Carries | Automobiles, pedestrians |
| Span range | Short |
| Material | Steel |
| Movable | Yes |
| Design effort | High |
| Falsework required | No |
Afolding bridge is a type of moveable bridge engineered to fold. This allows ship traffic to pass through the waterway that the bridge spans.[1]
An example of a folding bridge is the Hörnbrücke (Hörn Bridge) in the city of Kiel in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. When the bridge is down it spans 25.5 metres (84 ft) across the Kiel Fjord, known as the Hörn. The three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of the capital letter N to allow for ship and boat traffic.[2]
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