"transporter bridge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transporter bridges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transporter bridge (plural transporter bridges)
  1. A type of movable bridge that carries a segment of suspended roadway across a river. Wikipedia link: transporter bridge Categories (topical): Bridges Translations (Translations): Schwebefähre [feminine] (German)

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