fixed bridge
Americannoun
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In September, Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said the "distraction of a £20bn fixed bridge, or three tunnels and a roundabout under the sea" had "finally been put to bed".
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2021
District 6: Should light rail connect to Ballard through a tunnel, a drawbridge or a 140-foot-tall fixed bridge?
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2019
The drawbridge would be problematic for keeping things moving and the fixed bridge disrupted maritime-industrial uses below and looked unsightly.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2019
Ballard advocates seek a tunnel for $350 million extra beneath the ship canal, or at least a 140-foot-tall fixed bridge, rather than a drawbridge that opens two to four times a day.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2019
Here is a fixed bridge, where the mast has to be lowered.
From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by G. Christopher Davies
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