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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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Her father, a church preacher on Second and College streets, would drive the family into downtown Louisville three times a week for church services while Herron, through the car window, would watch groups of people underneath bridges and viaducts.
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
The viaduct is an 1,800-foot-long elevated bridge structure that carries three lanes of Interstate 91 southbound over the Connecticut Southern Railroad and the I-91 northbound ramps to and from Whitehead Highway in Hartford, according to the DOT.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
In central Georgia, workers from China are erecting soaring viaducts and cutting dozens of tunnels through hard rock to build the first modern highway to link the east and west of the country.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project reached a major breakthrough after completing more than 300 kilometers of viaducts were completed.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
The viaduct is an 1,800-foot-long elevated bridge structure that carries three lanes of Interstate 91 southbound over the Connecticut Southern Railroad and the I-91 northbound ramps to and from Whitehead Highway in Hartford, according to the DOT.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
In central Georgia, workers from China are erecting soaring viaducts and cutting dozens of tunnels through hard rock to build the first modern highway to link the east and west of the country.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project reached a major breakthrough after completing more than 300 kilometers of viaducts were completed.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Viaduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viaduct. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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