cantilever bridge

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cantilever bridge

a bridge having spans that are constructed as cantilevers and often a suspended span or spans, each end of which rests on one end of a cantilever span

cantilever bridge

[′kant·əl‚ē·vər ¦brij]

(civil engineering)

A fixed bridge consisting of two spans projecting toward each other and joined at their ends by a suspended simple span.

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You can also have them build their cantilever bridges on the floor rather than on chairs or desks.

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By the time construction on the Cut River Bridge began, Walker had been promoted to field engineer and had a significant role in building Michigan's second cantilever bridge.

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If I pretended to be an architect, I could have workmen round all the time and pretend that I was only asking them to plumb in my washing machine because I was too busy designing a cantilever bridge for the harbour in Brasilia.