variants
or less commonly tressel
1
: a braced frame serving as a support
2
3
: a braced framework of timbers, piles, or steelwork for carrying a road or railroad over a depression
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This popular rail-trail, which features 32 wooden trestle bridges and two train tunnels, is the centerpiece of New River Trail State Park in Southwest Virginia.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The trestle will require the installation of some 1,200 36-inch steel piles covering an area of 400,000 square feet with the top of the pile being 10 feet above the Patapsco’s mean high-water line, according to the Army Corps.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
Bourbon Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
Belmar Avenue from Preston Highway to the train trestle on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
The construction of a temporary trestle to allow construction access is expected to begin this summer.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The trestle will require the installation of some 1,200 36-inch steel piles covering an area of 400,000 square feet with the top of the pile being 10 feet above the Patapsco’s mean high-water line, according to the Army Corps.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
Bourbon Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
Belmar Avenue from Preston Highway to the train trestle on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
The construction of a temporary trestle to allow construction access is expected to begin this summer.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Trestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trestle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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trestle
noun
tres·tle
ˈtres-əl 
1
: a braced frame consisting usually of a horizontal piece with spreading legs at each end that supports something (as the top of a table)
2
: a structure of timbers or steel for carrying a road or railroad over a valley
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