The wheels on the bridge go round and round - well, they used to, anyway.
Read about the "retractile draw" design that makes the bridge unique.
Library of Congress photos.
H/t Doug Shugarts.
Forty-seven people killed in Boston's worst transportation accident ever (I believe it's still the record, Fung Wah buses notwithstanding)
http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/summer-st...
How many people were killed in accidents involving Fung Wah?
Hint: It's an integer less than 2. And the bus was parked at the time.
An aerial photo of the bridge in the Library of Congress collection. Helps with understanding how the "paired-leaf oblique retractile draw" worked.
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not to mention the November 1916 Summer St Bridge Disaster
Forty-seven people killed in Boston's worst transportation accident ever (I believe it's still the record, Fung Wah buses notwithstanding)
http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/summer-st...
How many people were killed
How many people were killed in accidents involving Fung Wah?
Hint: It's an integer less than 2. And the bus was parked at the time.
view from above
An aerial photo of the bridge in the Library of Congress collection. Helps with understanding how the "paired-leaf oblique retractile draw" worked.