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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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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.
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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
Shawn Jordan, an 18-year-old who loved to listen to music with his 10-year-old sister, Lennox, was fatally struck while walking on part of a North Highlands viaduct with no sidewalk last June.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Last June, 18-year-old Shawn Jordan died after being struck on a North Highlands viaduct while walking in a long section with no sidewalk.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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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
Shawn Jordan, an 18-year-old who loved to listen to music with his 10-year-old sister, Lennox, was fatally struck while walking on part of a North Highlands viaduct with no sidewalk last June.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Last June, 18-year-old Shawn Jordan died after being struck on a North Highlands viaduct while walking in a long section with no sidewalk.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Viaduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viaduct. Accessed 5 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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