cantilever bridge

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cantilever bridge

A bridge formed by two projecting beams or trusses that are joined in the center by a connecting member and are supported on piers and anchored by counterbalancing members.

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cantilever bridge

(Civil Engineering) a bridge having spans that are constructed as cantilevers and often a suspended span or spans, each end of which rests on one end of a cantilever span

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cantilever bridge - bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle

bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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cantilever bridge

n → ponte m a mensola

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"To tell you the truth," he admitted, "I had an idea while I was reading an article on cantilever bridges this morning.

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It was then the longest cantilever bridge in the world and one of the engineering wonders of the world.The day for the completion and dedication of the bridge arrived.

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Ten years in the making, it now stands as the tallest bridge in the United Kingdom and the longest free-standing cantilever bridge in the world.