: a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together
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By the 1970s, inspections found that some of the girders were starting to bend under the weight of the additional lanes and traffic.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
The Maryland Transportation Authority bears the responsibility of removing the remaining debris, which includes large portions of highway bridge trusses, steel girders, the bridge deck and concrete parapets.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
The additional lanes on the upper level were supported by diagonal girders rather than sitting on the bridge’s foundation.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
Crews installed the final two edge girders connecting the bridge deck, according to the bridge's Facebook page.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
The Maryland Transportation Authority bears the responsibility of removing the remaining debris, which includes large portions of highway bridge trusses, steel girders, the bridge deck and concrete parapets.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
The additional lanes on the upper level were supported by diagonal girders rather than sitting on the bridge’s foundation.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
Crews installed the final two edge girders connecting the bridge deck, according to the bridge's Facebook page.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girder. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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girder
noun
gird·er
ˈgərd-ər 
: a horizontal main supporting beam
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