How to Use viaduct in a Sentence

viaduct

noun
  • The viaduct will also get a fresh coat of paint.
    — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Barely three weeks old, the viaduct has done a lot of living.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But, for now, city officials said the viaduct bridge is safe.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2022
  • Then, a few weeks ago, Ray found out the viaduct was to be closed and torn down.
    — Vianna Davila, The Seattle Times, 13 Jan. 2019
  • The city does not own the main viaduct on the east side of Broad Street.
    — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • That was at the Tinlsey plant by the Tinsley viaduct.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
  • The city said there are no changes to the viaduct, just a re-ramp into downtown.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Traffic has slowed on I-75 as crews work to clear the viaduct above.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • People parked on the viaducts downtown and filled parking decks.
    — Joe Songer, AL.com, 4 July 2017
  • Behind them, at the entry to the main viaduct, stood two sturdy steel gates.
    — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • As night grew, small groups drinking beer and smoking weed dotted the viaduct.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
  • Just past Madera the train passes bridges and viaducts being built for high-speed rail.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 29 June 2019
  • For the viaduct project, one lane each way will be closed for the next 2½ years, 24 hours per day.
    — David Porter, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2018
  • The water from the viaduct flooded over the street and the current was strong enough to pull the car in.
    — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022
  • At this point, the team was only around 350 yards from the viaduct at the mouth of the gorge.
    — Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The viaduct would be built along the northern edge of the existing roadway.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
  • The eastbound lanes of I-70 over the viaduct will remain open.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Crews have also repaired viaducts north of the bridge during the closure.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Crews have also repaired viaducts north of the bridge during the closure.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The viaduct will be replaced by a below-grade trench that’s being dug next to the freeway.
    — Jon Murray, The Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The route is made up of more than 100 bridges and viaducts and almost as many tunnels.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • For others, the viaduct is a neighborhood spot, somewhere to take kids at the end of a long day.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
  • This would have cured the walling effect of the viaduct, but would not have solved the traffic congestion.
    — Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Portune has led the effort to get a $335 million viaduct built.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The Fusion crashed 11 blocks away into a pillar of a viaduct.
    — Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The location, with the eyesore of the viaduct looming behind, is far from scenic.
    — Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario, The Seattle Times, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Fans should keep their eyes peeled for the Glenfinnan viaduct, the 21-arched overpass seen in the film.
    — Diana Pearl, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Last week, city officials moved to disband camps along the Spokane Street viaduct.
    — Vernal Coleman, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • What can be done with a mile and a half of concrete viaduct, roughly 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall?
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • Late on the first Monday of 2022, a handful of cars drove across the viaduct.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022

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