Comprehension check

I. Answer the following questions:

1. How can you prove that the George P. Coleman Bridge is the second largest double-swing-span bridge in the world?

2. Do you agree that before the reconstruction the bridge was a major headache?

3. What is peculiar about the George P. Coleman Bridge?

4. How many vehicles can it carry nowadays?

5. How is it possible that swing spans don’t hit each other while rotating?