cantilever bridge

/ˌkænt(ə)ˈlivər brɪdʒ/

Definitions of cantilever bridge

1. noun

   bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle
   examples:

   Baton Rouge Bridge

   a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge

   Commodore John Barry Bridge

   a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania

   Greater New Orleans Bridge

   twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans

   Minato Ohashi Bridge

   cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan

   Quebec Bridge

   a cantilever bridge in Quebec

   Queensboro Bridge

   a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens

   Tappan Zee Bridge

   a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River

   type of:

   bridge, span

   a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.