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
A new Montlake Interchange is now being built, followed by a concrete girder Portage Bay Bridge, a scenic north Capitol Hill lid, and a busway from 520 into the I-5 Express Lanes.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022
The rise of white collar work in downtown L.A. — and the invention of elevators and steel girder construction — also contributed to skyline development at the turn of the century, Deverell said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 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
In less than two seconds, Frightful was back on the horizontal girder of the bridge.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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