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A bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering.

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skew bridge

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skew bridge

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A bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering.

Japanese Meaning

鉄道工学などで、両岸もしくは両岸にあたる場所に斜めに架けられる橋、すなわち、平行ではなく斜めに建設された橋を指す。

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The engineers inspected the aging skew bridge before approving the strengthened supports for the railway line.

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技術者たちは鉄道路線の補強支柱を承認する前に、老朽化した斜めに架けられた橋を点検しました。

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A bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering.

Just beyond Widmerpool the railway crosses the Roman Fosse Way on the skew. In The Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress Frederick S. Williams wrote in 1877 that "in reverence to the past, the Midland acquiesced in the matter of a skew bridge, so that the lengthy straight course of the Fosse Way should not be disturbed".

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