Arch bridge
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An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of this bridge and its loads partially as horizontal thrust restrained by th
A double-arch stone bridge in Nagasaki, Japan
The Roman Alcántara Bridge, Spain (built 103-106 AD)
The Anji Bridge, 6–7th century AD
Segovia Aqueduct (c. 100 AD)
Viaduct
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A viaduct is a bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing dir
Arch bridge
…bridge and its loads partially as horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either end, and partially as vertical loads on the arch supports. A viaduct (a long bridge) may be made from a series of arches, although other, more economical structures are typically used today. Possibly the oldest surviving…
The 1812 Laigh Milton Viaduct in Ayrshire – the oldest surviving railway bridge in Scotland
The Ouse Valley Viaduct in Sussex, England
Viaduct near Slade, Plymouth, painting by Nicholas Matthew Condy
The Millau Viaduct