cantilever bridge

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cantilever bridge

A bridge formed by two projecting beams or trusses that are joined in the center by a connecting member and are supported on piers and anchored by counterbalancing members.

cantilever bridge

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) a bridge having spans that are constructed as cantilevers and often a suspended span or spans, each end of which rests on one end of a cantilever span

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cantilever bridge - bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle

bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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cantilever bridge n → ponte m a mensola

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