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viaduct
Two-thirds of downtown Seattle would lose power if the viaduct were to collapse.
From the thenewstribune.com
In Romance languages, the word viaduct refers to a bridge which spans only land.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The viaduct was built in the 1950s and damaged in the region's 2001 earthquake.
From the kansas.com
The 33rd Avenue Columbus viaduct is scheduled to be reopened in early November.
From the omaha.com
It will take about three years to replace the westbound portion of the viaduct.
From the thenewstribune.com
We travelled through Pill, across the viaduct and through the derelict station.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
It was an imposing viaduct of 28 arches and was opened by Queen Victoria in 1850.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Viaduct work, expected to last about 14 months, is likely to begin next spring.
From the stltoday.com
There remain two significant former cotton mills and the Dinting railway viaduct.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
- A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. ...
- A long form of arched bridge having five or more arches below track level.
- A series of spans carried on piers at short intervals.
- A bridge comprised of a number of short spans that support aqueducts to deliver water from a higher point outside the city to the city, i.e., Rome, and neighboring villages.
- Long multi-span bridge. See Causeway, Crossing Structure (Wildlife).
- A bridge structure consisting of beam, girder, truss, or arch spans that are supported on abutments with towers and bents, piers, or any combination of these supporting parts. Though a viaduct generally seems to be higher than a trestle, this is not usually so. ...
- A railway structure which is used to carry railway tracks above the general level of the ground and is usually made up of a continuous series of bridges or trestles.
- A bridge constructed in the form of several towers or piers that support arches. Usually made of steel or concrete.
