Meanings
nounbridge route (plural bridge routes)
plural bridge routes
- USrail transporta railroad which provides a link from one major carrier (railroad) to another.
A decade later D&H began buying fast, high-horsepower locomotives in the interest of lucrative bridge-route traffic.
1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 34Synonyms: bridge line
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna railroad which provides a link from one major carrier (railroad) to another.
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