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arch bridge

American  
[ahrch brij] / ˈɑrtʃ ˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

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


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In June, thousands came to Tunkhannock Viaduct in Pennsylvania to see it traverse the concrete arch bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

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 stone arch bridge acted as a dam to the flood, and five towns were crushing each other against it.

From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by James Herbert Walker

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