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Newcastle-upon-Tyne gives me steampunk vibes [OC] (lemmy.world)
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England, UK.

A street scene in Newcastle's Quayside featuring the massive stone arches of a high-level railway viaduct towering over the roadway on the left. Through the largest arch, modern brick apartment buildings with balconies can be seen in the distance against a pale sky. To the right stands a traditional, multi-storey red brick pub named "The Dubliner", its facade brightly decorated with colourful hanging flower baskets and cascading strings of fairy lights above a dark green ground floor. Below, a road with pedestrian crossings, green traffic lights, and tall black lampposts runs beneath the viaduct. A few pedestrians stroll along the pavements, while a bright green car on the lower left and a beige SUV on the lower right navigate the street near a row of commercial wheelie bins nestled against the viaduct's imposing stone pillar.
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[–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

The term "viaduct" doesn't really say anything about it's design. In Latin, "via" means road and "duct" means to lead. "Aqueduct" means a structure that leads water. A "viaduct bridge" is a road that reverses an obstacle on s bridge, no matter the design of said bridge.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago*

    The etymological root of the word has little bearing on that word's meaning in modern usage, tho I've never heard the term "viaduct bridge" to mean "designed to look like an aquaduct" before. As far as I'm aware they're both just pillar bridges, one specifically for carrying water...

    A viaduct is a bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide valley, road, river, or other low-lying terrain features and obstacles.

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