Rolling bridge

Rolling bridge

Rolling bridge may be applied to several distinct types of movable bridge:
*Guthrie rolling bridge,the Victorian-era retractable bridge, also known as a "thrust bridge"
*Pegasus Bridge, an example of a rolling bascule bridge
* The Rolling Bridge, the only bridge of the "Curling" type


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