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arch bridge

American  
[ahrch brij] / ˈɑrtʃ ˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

plural

arch bridges
  1. a bridge having one or more arches as its main supporting structure.


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Some of the most striking damage was reported about 12 miles away at Fernbridge, a concrete arch bridge that has spanned the Eel River since 1911 and has survived a barrage of floods and earthquakes.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2022

The structure is the longest single-span steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

From Fox News • Jul. 3, 2021

It is the world’s largest steel arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing 134 meters above the harbor.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

The fact that the Duchess of Sussex never planned to climb the world’s tallest steel arch bridge with her husband had fueled speculation that she is pregnant.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2018

On one part of the journey they had to cross a single arch bridge, which spanned a terrible abyss, and their guide told them the story of how it came to be built.

From The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose by Hayman, Doris

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