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Proper name for a "drawbridge"
Yesterday we were taking a friend's 38' Irwin from the marina to a local boatyard. On the way, we had to go through two drawbridges. The first one, known as Structure C got stuck while being raised. The operator had a lot of trouble and got one side far enough open for us to get through, but it was stuck after that - for at least 45 minutes. To try and lighten the mood I said over the radio "sorry about breaking the bridge" and he replied back very snidely "it's not a bridge, captain". My brother-in-law told me to tell him "not anymore" I didn't have the guts, and I travel this way a lot.
So what is the proper term? I did a search on a local drawbidge renovation and the city titles it "John's Pass Bridge Project". My chart refers to them as "bascule bridge" and I've also seen/heard the term "causeway".
One more, why are the male drawbridge operators so ornery? The female operators always seem pleasant as can be.
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