box girder

American  

noun

1. box beam.

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box girder British  

noun

1. Also called: box beam. 

   1. a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape

   2. ( as modifier )

      a box-girder bridge

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Etymology

Origin of box girder

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The final box girders were swung into place at the end of 1963, covered in the Union Flag and Lion Rampant to mark the occasion.

From BBC

Press Trust of India reported the crane is used to install precast box girders while building highway and high-speed rail bridges.

From Seattle Times

Rules implemented in the wake of the disaster laid the foundations for a new standard in box girder bridge design and the Cleddau collapse was regarded as the last major bridge disaster in the UK.

From BBC

When plans for the new Kosciuszko Bridge were being developed in 2010, nearby neighborhoods were asked about four bridge types: cable-stayed; through arch, like the Hell Gate Bridge; deck arch; and box girder.

From New York Times

At intervals inside the elevated roadway’s box girders — which have the closed-in feel of a submarine, if a submarine were made of concrete — are anchor blocks, called deadmen, cast into the structure.

From New York Times