trestle bridge

collocation in English

meaningsoftrestleandbridge

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trestle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtres.əl/us
/ˈtres.əl/
a supporting structure for a table, consisting of a flat piece of wood supported at each end by two pairs of ...
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bridge
noun
uk
/brɪdʒ/us
/brɪdʒ/
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to ...
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(Definition oftrestleandbridgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The original rail line crossed this spot on a spectacular curved timbertrestlebridge, the largest of the three on this part of the route.
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The bridge was a steeltrestlebridgewith wooden decking, 750 ft long and 130 ft high.
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In 1941, a woodentrestlebridgelong was built in this location.
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The last portion to be completed was thetrestlebridgefrom which the trail derives its name.
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The entrance to the palace from the southeast would have been over a timbertrestlebridge, the sole plate of which was excavated in 2009.
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As its name suggests, it primarily features an impressive 100m longtrestlebridge.
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In 1844, a woodentrestlebridgewas built across the river, and was a toll bridge.
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The retaining wall from the stations platform is in poor condition however a nearbytrestlebridgeis still intact.
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The path crosses the river on a concrete footbridge built in the 1960s on the site of the original tramwaytrestlebridge.
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The two locomotives and eight of the twelve cars derailed, four of them falling 30 feet (9 m) off atrestlebridgeinto a dry river bed.
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It was a timber stringertrestlebridge.
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He catches up again and tries just counting to two, but when he says two, he and his horse fall off atrestlebridgeand into a river below.
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A wooden trestle bridged a gorge along the way.
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Almost of earthworks and two trestle bridges had been built before construction was abandoned.
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Progress is frequently hampered by trestle bridges in unsafe condition, easements that have been sold off to farmers, and lack of funds.
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Electricity, desalinated water, and cold, nutrient-rich seawater could be transmitted from near-shore facilities via trestle bridges or causeways.
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Many wooden roller coasters are built using design details similar to trestle bridges because it is so easy to make the roller coaster very high.
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Development from multiple drilling sites connected by trestle bridges also employed deviated holes.
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In 1952, the systematic construction of trestle bridges connecting the artificial islands was begun.
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This section, containing three dilapidated trestle bridges, remains incomplete, with a feasibility study being undertaken to investigate whether restoration is possible.
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