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Term of the Road Dictionary

transporter bridge

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Bridges
  • Definition : Bridge with a high-level girder supported on two towers, which carries a deck platform (''gondola'') for people and vehicles, suspended from a movable carriage.

Förderbrücke

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Brücken
  • Definition : Eine Brücke mit einem hoch angeordneten, von zwei Pylonen getragenen Träger, der eine Brückentafel-Plattform (''Gondel'') für Personen und Fahrzeuge trägt, die an einem beweglichen Fahrgestell aufgehängt ist.

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