Viaduct

(noun.) bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley.

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• It was begun in 1882 and finished in 1890, and is the largest and most costly viaduct in the world. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The viaduct is constructed of limestone and iron lattice-work, and is calculated to bear 7,200 tons. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Clarke on the question of see-sawing, or hunting, as it was afterward termed: In the Holborn Viaduct station the difficulty of 'hunting' was not experienced. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Hammer, in the three-thousand-light central station on Holborn Viaduct, the plant going into operation on January 12, 1882. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Thou with the big neck arching like the viaduct of my pueblo, he stopped. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The total length of the viaduct is 8,296 feet, or nearly 1? miles. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The central portion of the viaduct is supported on four piers, 90 feet above high water mark, with a span in the centre of 250 feet, and on each side of 125 feet. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.

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