girder bridge

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girder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡɜː.dər/us
/ˈɡɝː.dɚ/
a long, thick piece of metal or concrete, etc. that supports a roof, floor, bridge, or other ...
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bridge
noun
uk
/brɪdʒ/us
/brɪdʒ/
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to ...
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Agirderbridgeis very likely the most commonly built and utilized bridge in the world.
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It is agirderbridge, open to traffic.
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The track is tangent from the grade crossing through the tunnel and over the half-thrugirderbridge.
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In 1986, the original bridge was replaced by a moderngirderbridge.
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Agirderbridgeis often referred to as a beam bridge.
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It is the third bridge on the site, the first bridge, a deckgirderbridgewas built in 1880.
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This bridge was replaced by a concrete and steelgirderbridgein the 1960s, and the remains of the wooden supports are still visible today.
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In 1999, residents successfully fought state proposals to replace it with agirderbridge.
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The structure replaced an 1894girderbridgethat stood on the same property.
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The second bridge was built in 1987, as a two lanegirderbridge, but using the 1904 pier from the first bridge.
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A 1912 concretegirderbridgeand curve in the tracks were the area of train accidents, including a head-on collision.
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The poured-in-place concrete throughgirderbridgemeasures 37ft m long and is 16ft m wide.
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The northern bridge was a single-arched masonry structure, which has been replaced by a plategirderbridgeresting on the original piers.
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More than 100 years later, that bridge was itself replaced by a steelgirderbridgein 1984, still using the old pillars.
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The line passed over the wide valley by means of a latticegirderbridgewhich was replaced in 1922 by a plate girder construction.
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The 1965 bridge, a steelgirderbridge, was subject to scouring from the inlet, leading to the need to replace it.
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In the 1950s a steelgirderbridgewas built to replace the truss bridge.
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