When opened, the segments are brought to varying angles of elevation.

The visual effect when opened has been likened to that of a Japanese fan.

[citation needed] Not to be confused with the Fan Bridge which crosses Holland Brook (formerly known as the Holland River) between Little Clacton and Great Holland in Essex (UK) (OS Grid Ref: TM 19710 18667 / Latitude 51°49'24"N Longitude 1°11'12"E).

This was the lowest crossing-point until the Gunfleet estuary was reclaimed in the 1700s.

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