bowstring bridge
English
Noun
bowstring bridge (plural bowstring bridges)
- A tied-arch bridge, which has an upper arch tied to the bridge deck below.
- 2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, page 47:
- 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.
Further reading
bowstring bridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia