Sideways Rolling Bridge

[Nick]

In an old and long forgotten dock in East London there is now a community centre. They want to build a moving bridge across the entrance for boats to get by at any tide level. A sideways rolling square bridge!
I'm intrigued by the design which will fit into a cramped space. They could use a standard drawbridge or swing bridge but obviously they want to be different.

https://codydock.org.uk/cody-dock-rolling-bridge/

[PR19_Kit]

That's certainly different! 

I'm not sure I've EVER seen a bridge like that anywhere, a very clever design. 

[Nick]

It's a clever design but I think I'd rather it stayed in the same place. It could have circular ends and rotate on a set of gears like a bicycle. That could use the same handle as for canal lock gates.

[PR19_Kit]

There's a couple of bridges like that, rotating circular ones I mean, in Holland.

[zenrat]

I bet that was designed by an architect rather than an engineer.

[NARSES2]

That's certainly different! 

I'm not sure I've EVER seen a bridge like that anywhere, a very clever design. 

It's certainly clever, but practical ?

[Captain Canada]

Definitely neat !

[tigercat]

Call me cynical but I can envisage some bored youths cutting the cables.