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The main course would be the 76-foot Swan Arrow, which was displayed at Cannes at the swing bridge leading from the harbor out to the Baie de Cannes.
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Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Then there’s the 30-foot-deep moat with a swing bridge, the water canons capable of taking out helicopters, drones or skydivers, and the film of flammable liquid that can be automatically deployed across the surface of the artificial lake and ignited to create a defensive ring of fire.
—Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
For example, a New York City swing bridge got stuck open last month.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Video footage from the incident shows the 126-year-old swing bridge halfway open as boats spray water on it in an attempt to cool it down.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Crews are already hard at work building the Portal North Bridge between Kearny, N.J., and Secaucus — a replacement for the current span across the Hackensack River, an aging swing bridge and known choke point for rail traffic across the New Jersey swamp.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
The Portal North Bridge, which will carry two tracks of Amtrak and NJ Transit traffic over the Hackensack River as well as 2 miles of New Jersey swamp, will replace a 114-year-old swing bridge known for causing delays on the Northeast Corridor.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
Another guy describes being stuck at the Snow-Reed Swing Bridge in Sailboat Bend on his way to The Riverside Market, not complaining but rejoicing, because … swing bridge!
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
The Portal North Bridge and its partner, the eventual Portal South Bridge — which will run along the existing swing bridge’s right-of-way — are the crown jewels of the effort to double train traffic across the swamp.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Then there’s the 30-foot-deep moat with a swing bridge, the water canons capable of taking out helicopters, drones or skydivers, and the film of flammable liquid that can be automatically deployed across the surface of the artificial lake and ignited to create a defensive ring of fire.
—Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
For example, a New York City swing bridge got stuck open last month.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Video footage from the incident shows the 126-year-old swing bridge halfway open as boats spray water on it in an attempt to cool it down.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Crews are already hard at work building the Portal North Bridge between Kearny, N.J., and Secaucus — a replacement for the current span across the Hackensack River, an aging swing bridge and known choke point for rail traffic across the New Jersey swamp.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
The Portal North Bridge, which will carry two tracks of Amtrak and NJ Transit traffic over the Hackensack River as well as 2 miles of New Jersey swamp, will replace a 114-year-old swing bridge known for causing delays on the Northeast Corridor.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
Another guy describes being stuck at the Snow-Reed Swing Bridge in Sailboat Bend on his way to The Riverside Market, not complaining but rejoicing, because … swing bridge!
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
The Portal North Bridge and its partner, the eventual Portal South Bridge — which will run along the existing swing bridge’s right-of-way — are the crown jewels of the effort to double train traffic across the swamp.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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“Swing bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20bridge. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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