i hope nott..(had a damned bet wit my friend!!)...anyway wat do u call a bridge dat open up in de middle ?
2006-07-13 14:22:31 · 14 answers · asked by baboon 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
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2006-07-13 14:29:05 · update #1
No, the Golden Gate bridge does not open up. It's 220 feet from the bottom of the bridge to "mean higher high water" -- basically high tide. Low tide means there is more clearance. There are no ships that tall, so no need to open up.
Bridges that open in the middle are called "drawbridges", and come in a great variety of styles and shapes.
2006-07-13 14:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by Berry K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Draw Bridge
2006-07-13 14:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by NchantingPrincess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need...any ship currently in use can easily clear the roadway of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is 220 ft above the sea.
The world's tallest warships... the Nimitz Class aircraft carriers, are only 134 ft. in height.
And the tallest passenger liner, the Queen Mary 2 clocks in at 135 ft. in height.
2006-07-13 21:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by SFdude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the golden gate bridge doesnt open in the middle like a draw bridge..Can you imagine what would happen to a draw bridge that big during a earthquake
2006-07-13 14:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by Stacia S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope! there's no way, the golden gate is tall enough that any size ship could make it thru and still leave a long distance between the bridge and the ship.
2006-07-13 18:10:53 · answer #5 · answered by pablo_dmc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha no! the golden gate bridge is huge! Only smaller bridges open up... are they are called drawbridges.
2006-07-13 15:15:55 · answer #6 · answered by this_girl_is_lost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't. In fact I don't know of any bridge in the Bay Area which does that.
2006-07-17 07:11:26 · answer #7 · answered by UnderGrad Student 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the GGB stands hella high over the sea, can't really conceive of any vessel made on this planert that'd be big enough to scratch its underside
2006-07-13 20:30:52 · answer #8 · answered by knoodelhed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it does not open.. and one's that do are called Draw Bridges
2006-07-13 14:25:37 · answer #9 · answered by CG234 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... where did hear that? have you droven across it?
2006-07-13 15:39:40 · answer #10 · answered by kimberly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋