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What is another word for viaducts?

Pronunciation: [vˈa͡ɪədˌʌkts] (IPA)

Viaducts are elevated structures used for carrying a road, railway or pathway over a valley, gorge or other obstacles. Synonyms for the word 'viaducts' include overpass, flyover, causeway, bridge, skyway and elevated highway. Overpass is often used to describe a road viaduct while flyover is used to describe a railway viaduct. A causeway is a man-made road built across wetland areas, while a bridge is a structure that allows vehicles or people to cross over a body of water. Skyway is used to describe a higher elevation roadway that offers a bird's eye view of surrounding areas while elevated highway is a multi-lane viaduct for motor vehicles only.
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It also broke through several viaducts on the East-side Railroad, and stopped postal communication for a day or two.
"Two Years in Oregon"
Wallis Nash
Some important viaducts, iron bridges, and tunnels are passed, and as we approach Lake Maelaren on the east coast a more highly cultivated country is traversed, some of the oldest towns in Sweden being also passed, each of which is strongly individualized.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
In a minute the servants were out on the sand track blowing up the fire for tea, which R. had well-earned, as he'd been trollying since daybreak looking at bridges, viaducts, station-buildings, and the line, generally and practically, down to the stationmasters' gardens.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

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