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(Based on Glossary of Bridge Terminology; Chapter LXXX of J.A.L. Waddell's Bridge Engineering (New York: Wiley, 1916))
 
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A structure, usually composed of [[masonry]], which is used to transmit the loads from a bridge [[superstructure]] to the [[foundation]].
A structure, usually composed of [[masonry]], which is used to transmit the loads from a bridge [[superstructure]] to the [[foundation]].
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A structure, usually composed of masonry, which is used to transmit the loads from a bridge superstructure to the foundation.

 

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