Patent ID: 8590085
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: E01D

Abstract:
1. A pivotable bridge system for spanning at least a portion of a waterway having a first embankment and a second embankment, the system comprising: a main bridge body having a first end and a second end, the main bridge body having a roadway on its upper surface for allowing vehicle and/or pedestrian traffic to pass over the main bridge body; a locking mechanism at the first end of the main bridge body for connecting with a first complementary locking mechanism at the first embankment, for removably locking the first end of the bridge in a closed position spanning at least a portion of a waterway; a pivoting system at the second end of the main bridge body, the pivoting system comprising: a self-propulsion system for engaging water in the waterway for moving the main bridge body between a closed position spanning at least a portion of the waterway and an open position allowing traffic through the waterway; wherein the bridge pivots from a closed position spanning the at least a portion of the waterway for allowing vehicle and/or pedestrian traffic to cross the roadway, to an open position for allowing boat traffic through the waterway.