Bascules Collection

Tower Bridge over the River Thames, London - the bascules are raised to allow a boat to pass beneath. Date: circa 1940s

Procession of boats on the River Thames. Passing through the bridge after the raising of the bascules, opened by Prince and Princess of Wales (later Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark)

The Prince and Princess of Wales (later Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark) going over the bridge, round on the south side of the river and down back again by the southern approach

Tower Bridge opening its bascules to let tall ships go past. Date: 1900

Camels crossing over Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt
Caravan of camels, other animals and their riders crossing over the bascule bridge at Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt. The Delta Barrage north of Cairo was constructed in the 19th century to improve

Sluice gates of the Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt, with people on the dam waiting to cross. The Delta Barrage was constructed in the 19th century to improve

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