the arches of a viaduct

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• The Arches — may mean; * The Arches (Glasgow), a theatre, arts venue and nightclub in Glasgow. * The Arches (London nightclub), a nightclub in London. * The Arches (Sheffield nightclub), a nightclub in Sheffield. * The Arches is also a viaduct from EastEnders …   Wikipedia

• viaduct — /vuy euh dukt /, n. a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans. [1810 20; < L via way + (AQUE)DUCT] * * * ▪ bridge  type of long bridge or series of bridges, usually supported by …   Universalium

• Viaduct — Laigh Milton Viaduct in Ayrshire is the oldest surviving railway bridge in Scotland Ancestor Trestle bridge, Box girder bridge Related None …   Wikipedia

• Viaduct — Vi a*duct, n. [L. via a way + duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F. viaduc. See {Via}, and {Aqueduct}.] A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wicker Arches — The Wicker Arches form a 660 yards long railway viaduct across the Don Valley in the City of Sheffield, England. They take their name from the thoroughfare The Wicker , which passes through the main arch (72 feet wide) of the viaduct and was,… …   Wikipedia

• Sankey Viaduct — The Sankey Viaduct is a railway viaduct at Bradley Lane, Collins Green, Burtonwood parish, Warrington Borough, crossing the Sankey Brook into Earlestown, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, it was built between 1828 and 1830 by George… …   Wikipedia

• Ballochmyle Viaduct — The Ballochmyle Viaduct is the highest extant railway viaduct in Britain and is thought to include the world s largest masonry arch. [Smith, Martin. British Railway Bridges Viaducts , p.46, 1994, ISBN 0 7110 2273 9.] HistoryThe viaduct was… …   Wikipedia

• viaduct — noun a long bridge like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railway across a valley or other low ground. Origin C19: from L. via way , on the pattern of aqueduct …   English new terms dictionary

• viaduct — /ˈvaɪədʌkt / (say vuyuhdukt) noun 1. a bridge consisting of a series of narrow masonry arches with high supporting piers, for carrying a road, railway, etc., over a valley, ravine, or the like. 2. a similar bridge of steel girders. {Latin via way …  

• viaduct — n. 1 a long bridgelike structure, esp. a series of arches, carrying a road or railway across a valley or dip in the ground. 2 such a road or railway. Etymology: L via way, after AQUEDUCT …   Useful english dictionary

• Neidpath Viaduct — Neidpath skew viaduct, built to carry the Symington–Peebles branch line of the Caledonian Railway over the Ri …   Wikipedia