trestle Betydning & definition

Eksempler på trestle

• The tube and microscopes were mounted on trestles, and adjustable to any direction.

• By 1903 the line climbed over crossing several large trestles and a switchback with ruling grades of 6.4%.

• A series of trestles were built across the tidal flats with a swing span across the dredged channel.

• Trestles used by the railway are still present along this route, although their ends have been demolished to prevent access for safety reasons.

• A stage was erected on the outer reef using trestles of hardwood, with a moving platform.

• The road is notable for its high trestles and series of long tunnels -- including one that is approximately six miles long.

• The railroad had 43 wooden trestles and 255 steep grades with the steepest at 5.3%.

• Over half the line was supported on trestles which, at their maximum, held the 36-foot-long cars 50 feet above the ground.