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viaduct
noun
via·duct
ˈvī-ə-ˌdəkt 
: a long elevated roadway usually consisting of a series of short spans supported on arches, piers, or columns
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More than a third of the lost cash, or $327 million, was pegged to the Allston Multimodal Project, an overhaul of the Mass Pike in Allston that would have seen the replacement of viaducts with a ground-level highway and a new transit hub, among other things.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Traffic has slowed on I-75 as crews work to clear the viaduct above.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know The project's contract includes the development of nine stations, a maintenance center, 12 viaducts, and seven pedestrian crossings.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The area is a rough triangle bounded by the 12th Street viaduct to the south, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north, Santa Fe Street to the east and Liberty Street to the west.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Traffic has slowed on I-75 as crews work to clear the viaduct above.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know The project's contract includes the development of nine stations, a maintenance center, 12 viaducts, and seven pedestrian crossings.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The area is a rough triangle bounded by the 12th Street viaduct to the south, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north, Santa Fe Street to the east and Liberty Street to the west.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Viaduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viaduct. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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viaduct
noun
via·duct
ˈvī-ə-ˌdəkt
: a bridge for carrying a road or railroad over something (as a gorge or a highway)
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