railroad bridge

noun

: a bridge for trains
a railroad bridge

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The group’s project would remove two barriers, including a structural support and a grouted rock drop near the railroad bridge and a steep concrete flood channel near the 5 freeway, and create a 600-foot, nature-like fishway that would allow the trout to swim past. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025 The renovation included replacement of a railroad bridge built in 1899 that carried trains over Milwaukee Avenue. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 The incident occurred at about 2 p.m., local time, over a railroad bridge on Coalville Road, about two miles east of Gordon, Texas, according to Palo Pinto County emergency services. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025 The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. local time over a railroad bridge on Coalville Road, about two miles east of Gordon, a small city roughly 71 miles west of Fort Worth. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for railroad bridge

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“Railroad bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad%20bridge. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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