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=== Turning bridge === A bridge pivoted on central [[trunnion]]s is called a ''turning bridge'', and may or may not have the raising chains characteristic of a drawbridge. The inner end carried counterweights enabling it to sink into a pit in the gate-passage, and when horizontal the bridge would often be supported by stout pegs inserted through the side walls. This was a clumsy arrangement, and many turning bridges were replaced with more advanced drawbridges.<ref>Bottomley, Frank, ''The Castle Explorer's Guide'', Kaye & Ward, London, 1979 {{ISBN|0-7182-1216-9}} pp 186–187</ref>
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