Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A series of spans or arches used to carry a road or railroad over a wide valley or over other roads or railroads.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An extensive bridge, consisting strictly of a series of arches of masonry, erected for the purpose of conducting a road or a railway over a valley or a district of low level, or over existing channels of communication, where an embankment would be impracticable or inexpedient; more widely, any elevated roadway for which artificial constructions of timber, iron, bricks, or stonework are established. Compare
aqueduct .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf.
trestlework .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bridge withseveral spans that carriesroad orrail traffic over avalley or other obstacles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We've been told repeatedly that shutting down the viaduct is a public safety emergency.
Tunnel Construction Could Be Delayed One Year « PubliCola 2010
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A deep bore tunnel replacement for the viaduct is the only solution that gives us both.
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Personally, I think that the drive along the viaduct is the most beautiful in the city.
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The debate about replacing the viaduct is a complex series of interconnected policy decisions.
Sound Politics: Governor Punts, Editorial Boards Applaud. Voters, what say you? 2006
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I believe the land under the viaduct is owned by the city, which has said it will continue to keep it under public ownership.
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Didn't the Governor say (repeatedly) that the viaduct is unsafe and will come down by 2012?
Tunnel Construction Could Be Delayed One Year « PubliCola 2010
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The footprint of the current viaduct is being replaced with a surface highway with exits downtown.
Tunnel Construction Could Be Delayed One Year « PubliCola 2010
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By the way, should "tearing down the viaduct" really be described as part of "McGinn's preferred option" -- replacing the current viaduct is agreed upon by virtually everyone (or was there a retrofit option in this poll?).
PubliQuestion: Few Voters Support McGinn’s Surface/Transit Option « PubliCola 2010
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Since all of the ROW under the current viaduct is currently a "dead zone," should we all give a big "who cares" for all that space, too?
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Anyone know who owns the land under the viaduct; is it the state or the city?
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