arch bridge
noun
a bridge having one or more arches as its main supporting structure.
arch bridges
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pluralof arch bridge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Clippers guard Terance Mann was cruising past hillsides of villas wrapped in green vines, arch bridges and steps leading locals down to the water beneath overcast skies on the June evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
The bill says Cowley County in south-central Kansas is home to 18 stone arch bridges built before 1910, and all but one still carry traffic daily.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
"The vision was to have canals with arch bridges like Venice," Mr Talling says.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2015
Long before the Europeans, they knew how to use the compass, make paper and gunpowder, print with movable type, build canal locks and segmented arch bridges.
From Time Magazine Archive
This bridge is one of the largest concrete arch bridges in the world, being 1,341 ft. long and 52 ft. wide, and containing 80,000 cu. yds. of concrete.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
