Definition of roadbed
1a : the bed on which the ties, rails, and ballast of a railroad restb : the ballast or the upper surface of the ballast on which the ties rest
2a : the earth foundation of a road prepared for surfacingb : the part of the surface of a road traveled by vehicles
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The state board identified causes like broken tracks, motors that dropped out of trains, concrete crumbling into the roadbed and misaligned switches.
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City engineers have said that a true fix for Ann Street involves comprehensive structural work - replacing the roadbed, updating some buried utilities and installing new curbs and sidewalks.
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There would have been crops here then, Brian said, and a low roadbed that would have afforded some cover for Federal troops.
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On the region’s main highway back to Yellowknife, entire guardrails have sunk into the roadbed, and a ribbon of asphalt that was once entirely flat now swells and dips because of thawing permafrost.
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Officers also found a ladder on the elevated roadbed of the railway, not far from the museum.
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Officers searching the crime scene found a ladder on the elevated railway’s roadbed, which is near the museum’s back wall.
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On the other hand, flooding along the Peninsula gave builders an opportunity to make adjustments to the roadbed while revising specifications for drains, culverts and bridges.
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The exhibit offers scores of vendors for collectors looking to find engines, passenger cars or roadbeds for their models.
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First Known Use of roadbed
1828
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