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Bridge in Trois-Rivières and Bécancour, Quebec
The Laviolette Bridge (French: pont Laviolette) is an arch bridge connecting the city of Trois-Rivières to Bécancour on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence
Laviolette_Bridge
City in Quebec, Canada
and Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica. The Sieur de Laviolette, founder of Trois-Rivières. The Laviolette Bridge is his namesake. Architecture in old Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Province of Canada
has almost 12,000 bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, culverts and other structures such as the Quebec Bridge, the Laviolette Bridge and the Louis-Hippolyte
Quebec
River in eastern Canada and the United States
Yamaska River Saint-François River Lake Saint Pierre Nicolet River Laviolette Bridge Saint-Maurice River Champlain River Batiscan River Sainte-Anne River
St._Lawrence_River
Bridge in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John. Bridges of similar construction in eastern Canada include the Seal Island Bridge, the Burton Bridge, and the Laviolette Bridge over the St
Centennial Bridge (New Brunswick)
Centennial_Bridge_(New_Brunswick)
Railway Bridge − Montreal - Repentigny -Charlemagne Laviolette Bridge − Trois-Rivières - Bécancour Le Gardeur Bridge − Montreal - Repentigny Lepage Bridge −
List_of_bridges_in_Canada
Laviolette was commander at Trois-Rivières until April 17, 1636. Laviolette Bridge is named in his honor. Vachon, André (1979) [1966]. "Laviolette".
Sieur_de_Laviolette
Topics referred to by the same term
Laviolette can refer to: Laviolette Bridge, linking Trois-Rivières and Bécancour via Autoroute 55 in Quebec, Canada Laviolette (electoral district), a
Laviolette
City in Quebec, Canada
area; many residents work in Trois-Rivières and commute across the Laviolette Bridge daily. Constituent municipalities of Bécancour included: La Nativité
Bécancour,_Quebec
Laviolette" [Laviolette Bridge]. Ponts du Québec [Quebec Bridges] (PDF) (in French). Ministère des Transports. pp. 75–81. Sakowski, Eric. "Shuiluohe Bridge" (Wiki)
List of longest arch bridge spans
List_of_longest_arch_bridge_spans
Bridge–tunnel in Quebec
The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel (French: Pont-Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine) is a highway bridge–tunnel running over and beneath the
Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge–Tunnel
Louis-Hippolyte-La_Fontaine_Bridge–Tunnel
Bridge in Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec
The Pierre Laporte Bridge (French: Pont Pierre-Laporte) is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately
Pierre_Laporte_Bridge
Region in Quebec, Canada
west, Chaudière-Appalaches to the east and Estrie to the south. The Laviolette Bridge, which connects the region to Trois-Rivières, is located in Bécancour
Centre-du-Québec
Mann Bridge, Coquitlam/Surrey (1964) Pont de la Concorde (1965) Expo 67 German Pavilion, Montreal (1967) Kelly's Creek Bridge (1967) Laviolette Bridge, Trois-Rivières
Dominion_Bridge_Company
Highway in Quebec
notable feature on A-55 is the Laviolette Bridge between Trois-Rivières and Bécancour, which is one of the longest bridges in Quebec and in Canada. A-55
Quebec_Autoroute_55
Highway in Quebec
Route 132 immediately west to an interchange with Autoroute 55 (near Laviolette Bridge, south of Trois-Rivières). The A-30 parallels the St. Lawrence River
Quebec_Autoroute_30
000 bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, culverts, and other structures such as the Quebec Bridge, the Pierre Laporte Bridge, the Laviolette Bridge and
Highways_in_Quebec
Structurae [en]. Retrieved April 11, 2010. Jansberg, Nicolas (2004). "Laviolette Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved April 11, 2010. "Toponymie Trois-Rivières"
List of crossings of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
List_of_crossings_of_the_St._Lawrence_River_and_the_Great_Lakes
Bridge across the Hudson River in New York
Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2021. LaViolette, Michael D. (November 5, 2012). "Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing". STRUCTURE
Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)
Tappan_Zee_Bridge_(2017–present)
City in Quebec, Canada
Berthierville-Sorel ferry to the east (Autoroute 55 in Trois-Rivières via the Laviolette Bridge being the closest roadway link to its east). Commission scolaire des
Lavaltrie
Bridge in Quebec, Canada
after Romulus Ducharme, MLA of Laviolette in 1936-1939 and 1944–1966. "Description of Historic Place: Ducharme Bridge". Canadian Register of Historic
Ducharme_Bridge
River in Quebec, Canada
the Saint-Maurice River and 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the Laviolette Bridge which spans the Saint-Laurent river. The historian René Hardy indicates
Millette_River
River in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec (Canada)
side) of the intersection of highways 55 and 30, or south of the Laviolette bridge spanning the St. Lawrence River. The Godefroy River flows on 0.8 kilometres
Godefroy_River
Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, Ottawa, 1965, the Pont de la Concorde (Montreal), 1966, the Prince Edward Viaduct, Toronto 1966, the Laviolette Bridge, Trois-Rivières
Technological and industrial history of 20th-century Canada
Technological_and_industrial_history_of_20th-century_Canada
Highway in Quebec
Autoroute 20), in Brossard, where Autoroute 15 separates onto Champlain Bridge. There, Highway 132 begins its overlap with Autoroute 20 until Boucherville
Quebec_Route_132
Place in Ontario, Canada
St. George's Ward. From 1980 to 1991, the ward was represented by Marc Laviolette. He represented the ward until his appointment as Mayor of Ottawa in February
By-Rideau_Ward
Vehicle that works on land and on/under water
Motorcycle". American Industrial. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Laviolette, Bryan (14 February 2012). "Attorneys: New Classification Needed for High
Amphibious_vehicle
School district in Louisiana
(Early Learning Center) Dr. Wanda Phillips (Parks Middle School) Julie Laviolette (Parks Primary School) Dequindra Ligon (St.Martin Junior High School)
St. Martin Parish School Board
St._Martin_Parish_School_Board
Tanzanian island of the Zanzibar Archipelago
February 2021. "Chake Chake". Retrieved July 26, 2017. Fleisher, Jeffrey; LaViolette, Adria (2013). "The early Swahili trade village of Tumbe, Pemba Island
Pemba_Island
Shawinigan in Quebec, Canada
the district of Laviolette from 1939 to 1944. He finished second. Dallaire ran as the Liberal candidate for the district of Laviolette in the 1944 provincial
Grand-Mère
National Hockey League season
July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025. "Rangers fire head coach Peter Laviolette after disappointing season". sportsnet.ca. Associated Press. April 19
2025–26_NHL_season
1970s UK organisation
Dafydd Jones". dafjones.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016. Laviolette, Patrick (2012). Extreme Landscapes of Leisure: Not a Hap-Hazardous Sport
Dangerous_Sports_Club
Plunging from a height for recreation
Amoudi Bay, Greece Seatrekking Coasteering LaViolette 2012, p. 79. "BBC News - Warning as Devil's Bridge 'tombstoning' continues despite death". BBC
Cliff_jumping
Form of concrete used in construction
original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016. LaViolette, Mike (December 2007). Bridge Construction Practices Using Incremental Launching (PDF)
Prestressed_concrete
Type of graph related to pursuit–evasion
373–397, doi:10.1007/s00153-021-00794-3, S2CID 244214571 Hahn, Geňa; Laviolette, François; Sauer, Norbert; Woodrow, Robert E. (2002), "On cop-win graphs"
Cop-win_graph
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Chantal St-Louis • Federal riding Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Prov. riding Laviolette Area • Total 289.30 km2 (111.70 sq mi) • Land 284.32 km2 (109.78 sq mi)
La_Bostonnais,_Quebec
Science fiction series
Guide' References in Pop Culture". BBC America. Retrieved 29 January 2020. Laviolette, Patrick (2020). Hitchhiking: Cultural Inroads. Cham: Springer International
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
Public school in Texas, United States
Jalen Milroe - NFL football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks Jace LaViolette - Outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians "TOMPKINS H S". National Center
Obra_D._Tompkins_High_School
Semi-autonomous region of Tanzania
Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-10857862-2. Wynne-Jones, Stephanie; LaViolette, Adria (2018). The Swahili World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-13891346-2. Ingrams
Zanzibar
Canadian politician
pro-development and tax cut platform and defeated Smith and interim mayor Marc Laviolette. Holzman was the first Jewish woman to be mayor of Ottawa. During Holzman's
Jacquelin_Holzman
Highway in Quebec
Highway 138 runs via Sherbrooke Street, crosses the Pierre Le Gardeur Bridge to Charlemagne and remains a four-lane road until exiting Repentigny. This
Quebec_Route_138
City in Quebec, Canada
• Mayor Jean Goulet • Fed. riding Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Prov. riding Laviolette Area • Total 93.13 km2 (35.96 sq mi) • Land 91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi)
Saint-Tite
City in Texas, United States
for the St. Louis Cardinals Renée Zellweger, actress and producer Jace LaViolette, MLB player for the Cleveland Guardians The MKT Depot Texas portal "Mayor
Katy,_Texas
Oceanic division
El-Abbadi 2000 Cabrero 2004, p. 32 Romero-Frias 2016, Abstract; p. 3 LaViolette 2008, Conversion to Islam and Islamic Practice, pp. 39–40 Allen 2017,
Indian_Ocean
River in Quebec, Canada
the Laviolette river (altitude: 366 m (1,201 ft)), coming from the north and draining Laviolette lake (altitude: 383 m (1,257 ft)). The Laviolette river
Rivière du Milieu (Lanaudière)
Rivière_du_Milieu_(Lanaudière)
Canadian politician
Boulet is a former Member of National Assembly for the Quebec riding of Laviolette in the Mauricie region. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she was
Julie_Boulet
City in Quebec, Canada
refusing to approve the construction of a new bridge between Shawinigan Falls and Shawinigan-Sud. The new bridge was not built until after the Liberal Party
Shawinigan
Professional ice hockey exhibition game
coach of the Atlantic Division Team. Joining him as coaches are Peter Laviolette of the Predators (Central), Barry Trotz of the Capitals (Metropolitan)
2018 National Hockey League All-Star Game
2018_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game
Town in Massachusetts, United States
player Joe Hulbig, former pro hockey player, Boston and Edmonton Peter Laviolette, professional and Olympic hockey coach[citation needed] Rhoda Leonard
Norwood,_Massachusetts
hockey player Peter Lappin (born 1965), American ice hockey player Peter Laviolette (born 1964), American ice hockey player and coach Peter Lax (ice hockey)
List of people with given name Peter
List_of_people_with_given_name_Peter
Canadian playwright and theatre director
Factory Theatre. Toronto. 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2026. "Limetown S2.E4 The Bridge". IMDB. 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2026. "The Quarantine Chronicles are like
Kat_Sandler
Highway in Quebec
Canada portal Roads portal List of crossings of the Ottawa River List of bridges in Montreal "Autoroute 40 in Quebec" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March
Quebec_Autoroute_40
Canadian artist and curator (born 1962)
Garneau's retrospective titled Métissage (2023) curated by Mary-Beth Laviolette (53 pieces of artwork produced over 20 years). In 2024, his solo exhibition
David_Garneau
other than Roman Catholics. 1634 – Trois-Rivières founded by Sieur de Laviolette. 1635 - Death of Samuel de Champlain, 25 December. 1636 Jean de Lauzon
Timeline_of_Montreal_history
the Catholic Church (b. 1928) Bruce Guthro, musician (b. 1961) Richard Laviolette, musician (b. 1982) September 6 – John Winston Foran, politician and police
2023_in_Canada
Day of the year
(died 1956) 1873 – Many Benner, French painter (died 1965) 1879 – Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1960) 1882 – James
July_17
Baseball award
(NV) Roman Anthony Stoneman Douglas (FL) Max ClarkGB Franklin (IN) Jace LaViolette Tompkins (TX) Dakota Jordan Jackson (MS) Korbyn Dickerson Trinity (KY)
ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Baseball Team
ABCA/Rawlings_High_School_All-America_Baseball_Team
Month of 1964
Roberta Close, Brazilian transgender fashion model; in Rio de Janeiro Peter Laviolette, American NHL coach; in Franklin, Massachusetts One person was killed
December_1964
County in England, United Kingdom
The Lisbon Earthquake Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Laviolette, Patrick (July 2003). "Landscaping Death: Resting Places for Cornish Identity"
History_of_Cornwall
Canadian provincial election
health and education systems, as well as to the maintenance of roads and bridges. Spending is also increased for the protection of the environment and for
2007_Quebec_general_election
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
(Sainte-Thècle) Lejeune Township Mékinac Regional County Municipality County of Laviolette (electoral district) County of Champlain (federal electoral district)
Sainte-Thècle
the 195 in the previous races that was run in what is today known as the "Bridge" circuit. Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. Note that
2010_1000_km_of_Silverstone
Spyker Squadron team took advantage of the Spa race to change its C8 Laviolette GT2-R. A new spoiler and air box were added to improve the engine torque
2009_1000_km_of_Spa
River in Quebec, Canada
(Mékinac) Batiscanie Batiscan River Rivière des Envies Provincial riding of Laviolette Mékinac Regional County Municipality Saint-Tite Sainte-Thècle Saint-Adelphe
Pierre-Paul_River
Day of the year
politician, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883) 1960 – Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1879) 1961 – Dashiell
January_10
Chemical compound
imaging (fMRI) activity in asymptomatic older individuals. Sperling R.A., LaViolette P.S., O'Keefe K, O'Brien J, Rentz D.M., Pihlajamaki M, Marshall G, Hyman
Pittsburgh_compound_B
actress December 7 Patrick Fabian, actor Curtis Hughes, wrestler Peter Laviolette, ice hockey coach December 10 – Bobby Flay, chef and author December 12
1964_in_the_United_States
Canadian politician (1886–1976)
Couvert Ducharme, one of the two covered bridges in La Bostonnais was named after him. La Tuque, Quebec Laviolette Provincial Electoral District Mauricie
Romulus_Ducharme
Unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel John Perodeau, C.D. (1968–1973) Lieutenant Colonel Herb Laviolette, C.D. (1973–1974) Lieutenant Colonel Gerry McDougall, C.D. (1974–1977)
438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
bay (1 km deep) of Saint-Maurice River, on the north side of the old iron bridge spanning at Grand-Mère. Rivière à la Tortue which rises in Lac à la Tortue
Hérouxville
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
it is divided into two provincial electoral districts; Portneuf and Laviolette, while the federal riding is Champlain. Concentrated in the southeastern
Mékinac Regional County Municipality
Mékinac_Regional_County_Municipality
Canadian ceramic artist
1999 Tousley, Nancy Critics Pick, The Calgary Herald, Oct. 6, 1999. Laviolette, Mary-Beth Oeuvre The Top: Ceramic Artist Kirsten Abrahamson Walks a Tight
Kirsten_Abrahamson
Village municipality in Quebec, Canada
The village faces the village of Saint-Jean-des-Piles. Once annually ice bridge connecting the two villages were built from December to March. The northwestern
Grandes-Piles
Canadian politician
defeated in 1862 by Jean-Louis Beaudry. While he was mayor the Victoria Bridge was completed in 1859. In 1867, he was appointed Legislative Council of
Charles-Séraphin Rodier (mayor)
Charles-Séraphin_Rodier_(mayor)
Music festival
Laura Barrett, Wax Mannequin, Stanley Brinks, B.A. Johnston, Richard Laviolette, The Weather Station, Rouge, Toledo, Freschard, The Olympic Symphonium
Lawnya_Vawnya
Darts tournament
Open Non-ranked Bedford Legion Club Bedford C$1,625 Jason Smith bt. Dion Laviolette Darlene Van Sleeuwen bt. Stefenie Smith March 5 NSW Great Lakes Open Non-ranked
2023_WDF_calendar
Performance Theatre in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Season: Morro & Jasp Do Puberty, by Amy Lee, Heather Marie Annis & Byron Laviolette, January 9 to 13 Criminals in Love, by George F. Walker, February 6 to
Highland_Arts_Theatre
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
the new covered bridge (wooden) the Batiscan River with a length of 338 feet, with a single central pillar for $16000. This covered bridge included a pedestrian
Saint-Adelphe
Canadian politician
Montrochon. He died at Saint-Eustache in 1835. His grandson, Godefroy Laviolette, was the first mayor of Saint-Jérôme from 1856 to 1874, and he was reelected
Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont
Nicolas-Eustache_Lambert_Dumont
2010 awards for Canadian television
Borcar – Karsh Is History (Productions Grand Nord) Claude Castonguay, Mona Laviolette – Reel Injun (Rezolution Pictures/NFB/CBC) Jim McGrath – Empire of the
25th_Gemini_Awards
Lawrence River to the north. In 1634, Samuel de Champlain sent Sieur de Laviolette to establish a new fort that was also used as a fur trading post. The
Tourism_in_Mauricie
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the place name actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter’s bridge’, after Walter de Dowai, the 12th-century owner.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Dwells at the Bridge; Bridge Builder; Lives Near a Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge.Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an altered spelling of Bridges.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Bridget, BRIDGETTE means "exalted one."
Girl/Female
British, Danish, English, French, German, Latin
Violet; Purple; Violet Flower
Girl/Female
English American
Violet. Viola was one of the heroine's in Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Boy/Male
English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a gamekeeper or warden, from Middle English ranger, an agent derivative of range(n) ‘to arrange or dispose’.German : variant of Rang 2, 3.German : habitational name for someone from any of the places named Rangen, in Alsace, Bavaria, and Hesse.French : from a Germanic personal name formed with rang, rank ‘curved’, ‘bent’; ‘slender’.A person called Ranger from La Rochelle, France, is documented in Quebec City in 1684 with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Boy/Male
Australian
Lives Near a Bridge
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIDGET means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spellin
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spelling of German Brücher, a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp, from Middle High German bruoch ‘swamp’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Brooker.
Boy/Male
English American
Lives near a bridge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge. The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Female
French
French diminutive form of Latin Viola, VIOLETTE means "violet color" or "violet flower."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Bridgeford in Northumberland, Bridgford in Staffordshire, or East or West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, which are named with Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cherished
Boy/Male
Hindu
Red, Sun
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
God Murugan; Nakshatra
Boy/Male
Indian
To give, To donate, Giving
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Parvati (Wife of Lord Shiva)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
River Sharayu; An Apsara; Moon
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Rare
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Telugu
Name of a River
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Flower
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Exalted; High; Name of a Sahabi RA
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
LAVIOLETTE BRIDGE
a.
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
v. t.
Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
n.
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
n.
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
superl.
Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.
n.
A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.
a.
Full of bridges.
n.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
n.
A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the like.
v. t.
To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
a.
Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of water.
a.
Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.
a.
Having no bridge; not bridged.
v. t.
To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
n.
A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
imp. & p. p.
of Bridge
n.
The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.
n.
A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.