BAILEY BRIDGE


Meaning of BAILEY BRIDGE in English

“- noun

Usage: usually capitalized 1st B

Etymology: After Sir Donald C. Bailey b 1901 English engineer who designed it

: a bridge designed for rapid construction from interchangeable latticed panels of high-tensile steel that are coupled with alloy steel pins set into ready-made holes to form girders and laid double or triple or superposed to suit the span and load

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