Friday, September 30, 2011

Bascule bridge.....

I took the bottom photo in 2007 and you see here that the boats can come around the seawall and straight into the harbour. Shortly after this shot was taken in 2007/8 design and construction of a boardwalk began, to join up the North side of the Marina where the boat ramps are located to the South side where the permanent pens plus restaurants, cafes, shops and much more are situated.  The Bascule Bridge (Bascule bridge) or the 'drawbridge' as I like to call it.. much more romantic..castle's moats etc... was incorporated to allow the yachts that are berthed in the inner harbour to pass through. It has been a highly successful development linking the two sides of the marina into a hugely popular venue for both locals (moi!!) and tourists alike.....!
Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 6:55 AM

24 comments:

  1. JackSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Interesting explanation. It doesn't look like the space spanned by the bridge is very wide, so that probably limits the size of boat that can use this passageway. Where do you keep your boat?

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  2. Luis GomezSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    This is very nice and interesting Grace.

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  3. SharonSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    It's a very interesting design for the bridge. I think your description of 'drawbridge' fits perfectly.

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  4. RandySeptember 30, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    I agree with Sharon on the design. Nice shots!

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  5. Genie -- Paris and BeyondSeptember 30, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    The top photo looks like a postcard. I think that my yacht will fit through - hah!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Superbe pont! et intéressant à voir fonctionner.

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  7. Pierre BOYERSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Nice place...
    Regards,

    Pierre
    http://pierre-boyer.blogspot.com/

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  8. KarlSeptember 30, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Perfect shot of this fabulous place!

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  9. JoeSeptember 30, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Gorgeous colours in these photos. Spring has sprung.

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  10. Matteo TaffuriSeptember 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Great work!
    have a nice day
    ciao
    Matteo

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  11. CloudiaSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I love that simple elegant bridge!


    Aloha from Waikiki;

    Comfort Spiral


    > < } } ( ° >

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  12. MalyssSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Harbors are such ineteresting places! and the sea is so beautyful here!

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  13. GemelSeptember 30, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Funny I was there yesterday, I wonder if we walked past each other??????

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  14. brattcatSeptember 30, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    What a simple, elegant solution.

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  15. Red Nomad OZSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Wonder how many people have been trapped on the other side when the bridge was up??!!

    Have a great weekend!

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  16. VPSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    An old model built with new technology!

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  17. magiceyeSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    lovely images Grace!
    would love to spend a day there!!

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  18. Clueless in BostonSeptember 30, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Very simple drawbridge. It looks picture perfect there.

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  19. UnknownSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    How very interesting. Great shots!

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  20. Rob SiemannSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Le pont a bascule... They did the same here, in the old port, to link the 'continent' to a floating shopping center/cinema/IMAX complex. As int is right in the middle of the marina, they did a revolving bridge, in 2 pieces.

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  21. ErikaOctober 1, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    Very nice bridge. The first picture is well done.
    I wish you enjoy your w.e.
    Ciao fom Italy

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  22. NatOctober 1, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    A really innovative idea! The concept reminds me of the bridge at the Marina Port Vell in Barcelona :-)

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  23. EG CameraGirlOctober 1, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Beautiful sky and the water is a gorgeous colour in the first and third photo.

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  24. LowellOctober 2, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    It is a wonderful little drawbridge, but it almost looks too small for yachts...maybe it's just the perspective...

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