This Drawbridge Was Actually a Counterweighted Genius Trap!

Most drawbridges open by splitting or rotating evenly.This one doesn't 🧠✨ In Leeuwarden, the Slauerhoffbrug uses a single articulated arm to lift the entire roadway and return it to the ground on a controlled diagonal descent, a motion used by only a handful of bridges worldwide. That angled movement is intentional. Lowering the deck diagonally reduces mechanical stress, shortens open-and-close cycles, and allows the bridge to operate with fewer moving parts than traditional drawbridge designs.

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