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Then, a few weeks ago, Ray found out the viaduct was to be closed and torn down. — Vianna Davila, The Seattle Times, "As the Alaskan Way Viaduct comes down, so does a longtime shelter for Seattle’s homeless," 13 Jan. 2019 Also called the East Avenue Bridge, the viaduct opened in 1938. — New York Times, "In Erie, One City Block Is a Trek of Disrespect," 12 Mar. 2018 The viaduct was connected to the Battery Street Tunnel a year later. — Michelle Baruchman, The Seattle Times, "A look back at the Alaskan Way Viaduct as its demise — and the new Highway 99 tunnel — draw near," 7 Jan. 2019 The viaduct is considered functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. — David Porter, Fox News, "NYC commuters are spared a nightmare as road project starts," 21 Aug. 2018 The viaduct was built in the 1890s to carry passengers and freight to Center City, but after ceasing operations in 1984, it was left to deteriorate. — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, "Rail Park, Farm for the City open in Philly after much anticipation," 14 June 2018 Their route took them under the blocklong viaduct along 63rd Street near State Street. — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, "3 given lengthy prison terms for killing twin brother under South Side viaduct," 28 June 2018 Sperling, 71, formerly CEO of Seattle real-estate investment firm Unico Properties, came up with the idea while biking to work past people living in cardboard boxes under the viaduct. — Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times, "‘We need to break some rules’ to fix Seattle’s homelessness crisis," 2 June 2018 One lane of the many-laned viaduct is closed each way. — David Porter, Fox News, "NYC commuters are spared a nightmare as road project starts," 21 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'viaduct.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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