Awesome flying drawbridge

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Awesome flying drawbridge
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This thing is called the “Slauerhoffbrug,” and it lives in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The road section is lifted on a single massive counterbalanced arm up to 90 degrees in the air. There’s a good photo gallery, including aerial views, over on frozenly.com. [via Neatorama]

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