trestle bridge

noun

A bridge supported on a system of trestles.

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Meanings

nountrestle bridge (plural trestle bridges)

plural trestle bridges

  1. A bridge supported on a system of trestles.

    Just beyond Base Station, the Ammonoosuc River is crossed on a simple trestle bridge.

    1954 November, Robert F. Legget, “The Mount Washington Cog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790
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    A timber trestle bridge was used in this instance because the boggy peat soil offered only a poor foundation. The piles extend 25 ft. below the surface of the ground.

    1957 January 28, “Notes and News: A Trestle Bridge in the Highlands”, in Railway Magazine, page 65
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