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trestle

[tres-uhl] / ˈtrɛs əl /


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Winding through the Black Hills is the George S. Mickelson Trail, a 109-mile converted railroad bed with rock tunnels and more than 100 trestle bridges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

"It was waiter service when it first started and everyone came and sat at long trestle tables and they were served their pie and It took time when it was busy," Linda says.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

The railroad easement crosses sensitive marine ecosystems over a swing bridge at the Swinomish Channel and a trestle across Padilla Bay within the reservation.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

The recently renovated former railroad trestle carries the Palouse to Cascades State Trail over the Columbia.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

I put one foot on the trestle, then pulled back.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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