That one's getting on a bit as well, Bob.
I'll be in Normandy again next week, with a load of students to study some
aspects of June 1944. Our first port of call with be a lovely old "swinger"
called Pegasus Bridge:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6153
Wiki entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Bridge
And it's really a "bascule" bridge, not a swinger, but it fits my narrative
nonetheless :-)
Chris
On 21 Jun 2013, at 13:15, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Here's another swinger. This one's still operational, though it's scheduled
> to be replaced next year. I don't think anyone's suggested it should be in a
> park. <g> Maine is littered with old swing bridges. I can travel over at
> least three within 25 miles of my house.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6147
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