Patent ID: 7020924

Claim:
A statically-stabilized bascule bridge having a leaf with a span portion adapted to extend in a forward direction from a trunnion pivot over a waterway in a bridge closed position and a tail portion extending in a rearward direction from the trunnion pivot to extend under a roadway approach structure, said bridge including a static stabilizer comprising: a housing for mounting in juxtaposition between said leaf tail portion and said roadway approach structure when said bridge is in its closed position; a shock absorbing assembly carried in said housing; a shoe cap extending transversely of said housing for engaging said shock absorbing assembly to effect resilient displacement thereof when said shoe cap is urged toward said housing by said leaf tail portion; means carried in said housing for setting a predetermined operating clearance between said shoe cap and said leaf tail portion said means including matingly engaged threads between said housing and said shock absorbing assembly cooperable upon rotation of said shock absorbing assembly to effect shoe cap displacement; and at least one locking pin carried by said housing for releasably laterally engaging said shock absorbing assembly to secure said shoe cap in a selected adjusted position.