Meaning of bowstring bridge | Babel Free

Definitions

A tied-arch bridge, which has an upper arch tied to the bridge deck below.

Examples

“The last crossing, immediately short of Keswick station, is an inverted bowstring girder bridge with a skew span of 120ft.”

“On leaving the station, the line uses a new 'Bowstring' bridge to cross the actual Shoreditch High Street and join the old NLR viaducts to head north to Dalston.”

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