The Broadway is a double-leaf bascule bridge, a design that dates back to Roman times. It was the largest bridge of its type when completed in 1913, just a year after the Steel Bridge.
The wikipedia article has good illustrations of the bascule design and some history of the Broadway Bridge.
They don't build bridges like this out here in Indiana. Of course, we lack the navigable waterways.
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