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viaduct
noun
via·duct
ˈvī-ə-ˌdəkt 
: a long elevated roadway usually consisting of a series of short spans supported on arches, piers, or columns
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Cawley and her colleagues from the ensemble Mantra Percussion were at the viaduct, which runs along Queens Boulevard and under the 7 train, to test the sound of its vaulted ceiling.
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Joshua Barone, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
For inspiration just look at the BART viaduct from Berkeley to El Cerrito and Richmond called the Ohlone Greenway.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Originally budgeted at $34.9 million, that leg will jut off the starter line at Third Street and Grand Boulevard in the River Market, then head north over the Grand Boulevard viaduct and east to within a five-minute walk of the stadium, stopping at the midpoint of Berkley Riverfront Park.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Regarding the dilemma of how to link up the Diridon Station with the Berryessa BART station economically, how about a viaduct across town instead of a tunnel?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The four-story building will be developed on what's now a parking lot for a former Miller Brewing back office building − just south of the Wisconsin Avenue viaduct.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
At this point, the team was only around 350 yards from the viaduct at the mouth of the gorge.
—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Farther north, crews worked atop a viaduct that will carry the high-speed line above existing freight tracks that cut across the state north to south.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The properties included a former slaughterhouse just west of the casino and a research and development facility just east of the casino and 16th Street viaduct.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Joshua Barone, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
For inspiration just look at the BART viaduct from Berkeley to El Cerrito and Richmond called the Ohlone Greenway.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Originally budgeted at $34.9 million, that leg will jut off the starter line at Third Street and Grand Boulevard in the River Market, then head north over the Grand Boulevard viaduct and east to within a five-minute walk of the stadium, stopping at the midpoint of Berkley Riverfront Park.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Regarding the dilemma of how to link up the Diridon Station with the Berryessa BART station economically, how about a viaduct across town instead of a tunnel?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The four-story building will be developed on what's now a parking lot for a former Miller Brewing back office building − just south of the Wisconsin Avenue viaduct.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
At this point, the team was only around 350 yards from the viaduct at the mouth of the gorge.
—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Farther north, crews worked atop a viaduct that will carry the high-speed line above existing freight tracks that cut across the state north to south.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The properties included a former slaughterhouse just west of the casino and a research and development facility just east of the casino and 16th Street viaduct.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
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viaduct
noun
via·duct
ˈvī-ə-ˌdəkt
: a bridge for carrying a road or railroad over something (as a gorge or a highway)
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