: a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together
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The cable failure caused a steel girder arch measuring about 354 feet to collapse while 16 workers were on site at the time, the outlets said.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
According to the Authority, the structure consists of 20 precast concrete girders—each between 59 and 141 feet in length—and is built with over 528,000 pounds of steel and 2,109 cubic yards of concrete.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
On Monday, Placer County officials began removing 750 tons of bridge debris, such as 10-feet tall and 200-foot-long girders.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
In a news release issued Thursday afternoon, the department said the bridge has reopened, adding the closure was related to a routine bridge inspection that revealed structural deficiencies in one of the two primary steel girders.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
According to the Authority, the structure consists of 20 precast concrete girders—each between 59 and 141 feet in length—and is built with over 528,000 pounds of steel and 2,109 cubic yards of concrete.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
On Monday, Placer County officials began removing 750 tons of bridge debris, such as 10-feet tall and 200-foot-long girders.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
In a news release issued Thursday afternoon, the department said the bridge has reopened, adding the closure was related to a routine bridge inspection that revealed structural deficiencies in one of the two primary steel girders.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girder. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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girder
noun
gird·er
ˈgərd-ər 
: a horizontal main supporting beam
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