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abutment sentence examples

  • The structural design of road bridges employed widespread use of reinforced earth bridge abutments.
  • The steel bridge is already waiting on site and concrete abutments have been built for it.
  • Abutment on the far side.
  • Abutment walls.
  • Abutments of the old bridge are still visible on each side.
  • Contract three: railroad terrace looking north along falcon street to the old bridge abutment at railroad terrace.
  • At the lock itself the embankments merged into stone built abutments which connected up with the bridge.
  • A popular tavern was pulled down at the location of the northern abutment.
  • Abutment tooth.
  • High street sandstone detailing for the blue brick abutments of the bridge carrying the line above the high street.
  • However, there are various ways to form abutments.
  • Whilst 250mm may seem excessive for a top edge abutment or apron flashing it may not be.
  • Whilst 250mm may seem excessive for a top edge abutment or apron flashing it may not be.
  • Going down toward the river you will see the abutments of the old railroad bridge, one of many on the branch.
  • Another wooden pier, five sided, acts as a respond against the eastern abutment.
  • The bridge had a modern wooden decking linking the original stone abutments.
  • The southern abutment was flanked by two retaining walls which held small triangular embankments against its sides, thus strengthening it laterally.
  • Depending upon the location of the roll at the side abutment will determine the actual side lap cover distance.
  • Having crossed the deep valley the monumental east abutment is aligned on a tight 90 degree turn.
  • The pipes are carried on a 100 year old multi-span bridge, consisting of an elaborate steel superstructure on masonry abutments and piers.

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