bridge abutment

collocation in English

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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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abutment
noun
uk
/əˈbʌt.mənt/us
/əˈbʌt.mənt/
a structure that is built to support an arch (= a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it), or the end of ...
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(Definition ofbridgeandabutmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbridge abutment

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Two children, initially unaccounted for, were later found safe under abridgeabutment.
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Alternatively, part of abridgeabutmentconveniently located behind a signal may be painted white.
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Staircases in eachbridgeabutmentallow access to the walkway.
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The bridge was named for a large sugar pine that grew to the north of the eastbridgeabutment.
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One unique feature about the 1930 bridge was that it had restrooms built into the bridge, underneath the sidewalk in the southwest corner next to thebridgeabutment.
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The headroom is only 12 ft 6 in (3.75 m) due to the tunnel having to pass beneath thebridgeabutmentby a 1:12 gradient.
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When he crashes into abridgeabutmentwhile turning a corner he refuses to believe he misjudged the turn, reverses back and hits it again, cutting his hand.
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Both portals are currently blocked off and the southern end has been encroached onto by the garden of the house located adjacent to the formerbridgeabutment.
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Concrete retaining walls were used for the approach roads and the bridge abutments to economise in the use of steel which was relatively scarce when the design was prepared.
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There the framework was reassembled on the bridge abutments.
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Some of the roadbed and bridge abutments had been built in the 1950s before the original quadruplication scheme was abandoned.
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Riprap remains the most common countermeasure used to prevent scour at bridge abutments.
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The turbine generators can be attached to bridge abutments or pilings, which minimizes disruption to river beds.
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These hibernation dens can be inside old bridge abutments, cracked concrete retaining walls and dams, and in niches of bedrock.
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The bridge deck was removed in 1985 and only the piers in the river and the orange bridge abutments remain.
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Graffiti on the bridge abutments along the trail were intentionally left in place during the construction of the greenway.
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The graded railroad bed and numerous bridge abutments have remained largely undisturbed along this stretch of the former railroad since its abandonment in 1958.
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Rectangular signs with diagonal stripes indicate solid objects such as barricades, bridge abutments, utility poles or natural obstacles near the roadway.
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Some of the roadbed and bridge abutments had been built in the 1950s before the original scheme was abandoned.
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The lower courses of ashlar on the bridge abutments and central pier were vermiculate.
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