Flood arch
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flood-arch-316-4518546
title:
Flood arch
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A flood arch is a small supplemental arch bridge provided alongside a main bridge. It provides extra capacity for floodwater. The space beneath a flood arch is normally dry and often carries a towpath or similar. In some cases it borders on the shallow edge of a river, but this does not carry substantial flow in normal conditions. A bridge with multiple arches across a flowing river would instead be termed a viaduct. For some bridges, flood arches were added after the first bridge had been const
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_arch
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2020-09-10T15:03:05Z
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