trestle
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The railroad crosses sensitive marine ecosystems using a swing bridge over the Swinomish Channel and a trestle across Padilla Bay within the reservation.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
"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 crosses sensitive marine ecosystems over a swing bridge over the Swinomish Channel and a trestle across Padilla Bay within the reservation.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023
Some folks drove RVs and trailers into the huge space next to an old railroad trestle that was used decades ago to move boxcars between the port and the main rail yard.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2023
Boards have been lifted off the trestle floor itself, and the handrail has been replaced in spots.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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