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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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These two marches across the viaduct sparked hundreds of additional protests over the course of more than 200 days in the Milwaukee area demanding open housing legislation.
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
City officials also saw the building — now in a no-man’s land of confusing streets alongside the I-84 viaduct — potentially emerging as a way of connecting the Frog Hollow and Parkville neighborhoods.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
Work on the Mighty Mac’s north viaduct and approach truss spans are set to start March 25 and be completed by May 23, ahead of mid- and late-summer, the Mackinac Bridge Authority warned.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
The downtown fire broke out on a chilly morning at one of the airspace Caltrans properties, where piles of wooden pallets fueled flames that raged under the freeway viaduct for hours.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
City officials also saw the building — now in a no-man’s land of confusing streets alongside the I-84 viaduct — potentially emerging as a way of connecting the Frog Hollow and Parkville neighborhoods.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
Work on the Mighty Mac’s north viaduct and approach truss spans are set to start March 25 and be completed by May 23, ahead of mid- and late-summer, the Mackinac Bridge Authority warned.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
The downtown fire broke out on a chilly morning at one of the airspace Caltrans properties, where piles of wooden pallets fueled flames that raged under the freeway viaduct for hours.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 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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