Case Study
Double-Leaf Bascule Bridge: Custom Gear Drive
Application Profile Custom Gear Drive Double-Leaf Bascule Bridge Product Application P-8108-NG 9/17 Due in part to damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy, the New Jersey Department of Transportation awarded contracts in 2015 for improvements to the mile-long Robert Mathis double-leaf, bascule bridge. Opened in 1950, the bridge spans Barnegat Bay to connect Toms River on the mainland and Pelican Island at Seaside Heights. The bridge carrie