railroad bridge

noun

: a bridge for trains
a railroad bridge

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At the scene, Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez told reporters the collision occured on a railroad bridge and said crews were searching the Sandusky River for the missing child. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 May 2025 At least two adults are dead, one toddler is injured, and a young child is missing after a train struck several pedestrians on a railroad bridge in Fremont, Ohio, the mayor said. Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 In Arkansas, weather officials pleaded with people to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary due to widespread flooding. BNSF Railway confirmed that a railroad bridge in Mammoth Spring was washed out by floodwaters, causing the derailment of several cars. Bruce Schreiner and Obed Lamy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Flooding tore apart a railroad bridge near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, derailing a train and plunging cars into the Warm Fork Spring River. Susan Miller, USA Today, 6 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.

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