cantilevering — can·ti·le·ver || kæntɪliËvÉ™ n. supporting beam v. build supporting columns … English contemporary dictionary
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
Eads, James B. — ▪ American engineer in full James Buchanan Eads born May 23, 1820, Lawrenceburg, Ind., U.S. died March 8, 1887, Nassau, Bahamas American engineer best known for his triple arch steel bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. (1874) … Universalium
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