Definition of viaduct
: a long elevated roadway usually consisting of a series of short spans supported on arches, piers, or columns
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The Reading Railroad viaduct was built in the 1890s to carry passengers and freight to Center City.
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But in 2017 the city began construction at the viaducts, and homeless residents were once again displaced.
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But the only copies of the plans for the viaduct remained in the Port Authority’s offices in the north tower of the World Trade Center.
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All seek to capture some of the popularity of the 23-block-long railroad viaduct in lower Manhattan planted with trees and flowers that attracts more than five million visitors a year.
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Village officials said there are 14 viaducts beneath the Metra Union Pacific West and CTA Green Line tracks between Harlem Avenue and Austin Boulevard.
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Luna, who was wearing a ski mask, sunglasses, and surgical gloves, grabbed the victim from behind, put her into a chokehold, and tied her hands with shoelaces under the I-55 viaduct, according to the release.
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The last time that Metro-North suspended service was in May 2016 when a Park Avenue viaduct in Harlem was damaged by a fire, said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Flooded viaducts like one on Third Street near U of L impair police and firefighters and cause transportation headaches.
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Origin and Etymology of viaduct
Latin via way, road + English aqueduct
VIADUCT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of viaduct for English Language Learners
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: a long, high bridge that carries a road or railroad over something (such as a valley)
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Definition of viaduct for Students
: a bridge for carrying a road or railroad over something (as a gorge or highway)
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