Definitions for trestle bridge
tres·tle bridge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trestle bridgenoun

   a bridge supported by trestlework

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1. trestle bridgenoun

   a bridge supported on a system of trestles

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1. Trestle bridge

   A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced frames. A trestle (sometimes tressel) is a rigid frame used as a support, historically a tripod used to support a stool or a pair of isosceles triangles joined at their apices by a plank or beam such as the support structure for a trestle table. Each supporting frame is a bent. A trestle differs from a viaduct in that viaducts have towers that support much longer spans and typically have a higher elevation.Timber and iron trestles (i.e. bridges) were extensively used in the 19th century, the former making up from 1 to 3 percent of the total length of the average railroad. In the 21st century, steel and sometimes concrete trestles are commonly used to bridge particularly deep valleys, while timber trestles remain common in certain areas. Many timber trestles were built in the 19th and early 20th centuries with the expectation that they would be temporary. Timber trestles were used to get the railroad to its destination. Once the railroad was running, it was used to transport the material to replace trestles with more permanent works, transporting and dumping fill around some trestles and transporting stone or steel to replace others with more permanent bridges.In the later 20th century, tools such as the earthmover made it cheaper to construct a high fill directly instead of first constructing a trestle from which to dump the fill. Timber trestles remain common in some applications, most notably for bridge approaches crossing floodways, where earth fill would dangerously obstruct floodwater. For the purposes of discharging material below, a coal trestle carried a dead-end track, rather than a bridge.

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1. trestle bridge

   A trestle bridge is a type of bridge that uses a series of small, closely spaced supporting structures, known as trestles, to hold up a long span or spans. These bridges are typically made of wood, steel, or concrete and can be used for various types of transport routes such as rail, road, or walkway. The bridge is designed to be light, economical, and strong, with the trestles taking the vertical load of the bridge directly to the ground. The design is often used in difficult terrain where constructing traditional bridge supports would be challenging or expensive.

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1. trestle bridge

   See Trestle Bridge.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trestle bridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trestle bridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trestle bridge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trestle_Bridge
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trestle_Bridge
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html