girder

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The Spey Viaduct, an iron girder structure near Garmouth, was built in 1886 and while no longer used for trains, was popular with cyclists and walkers.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Last week, the final girder was installed on the crossing, completing the foundation and marking a construction milestone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

All three bridge spans have been outfitted with 24-hour measuring devices, plus closed-circuit cameras within the girder sections where cracks formed in the 2010s.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022

They can also penetrate materials that x-rays cannot, enabling researchers to image the interiors of big objects such as a running engine or a steel girder.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2021

One of the does had held back from the bilgewater, and the upstream girder under the bridge had caught her across the back.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams