My Chambers dictionary mentions trestle bridge in the general definition of trestle, stating that it is a bridge resting on trestlework, which in turn is described as a braced framework.
Maybe it has become a generic term for railway bridge in (parts of) the USA; I haven’t heard it used over here, but I’m not a railway enthusiast or an architect, so what do I know? > On 25 Aug 2025, at 19:08, [email protected] wrote: > > Bridge... > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/54743222313/in/album-72177720328579066/lightbox/> > > It's possible that trestle is a more specific type of bridge, but I've > usually heard the term used in conjunction with trains. It could just be > that that's how they were constructed at home > >> On August 25, 2025 10:59:16 AM PDT, Alan Cole <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Trestle? Alan C. >> >>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2025, 07:54 Larry Colen, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I finally got a chance to go for a bike ride today and it was 99F >>> ucking degrees though by the time that I got home the tem >>> had dropped to 94. As always, I brought along the OM5 and a couple >>> of lenses, and actually stopped for some photos. Some are probably >>> repeats from previous rides. >>> >>> The train trestle, Mount Rubidoux and the tree is kind of a hard >>> combination to not at least give a try at. >>> >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/54742157077/in/album-72177720328579066 >>> >>> If you're curious about the rest of the set: >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720328579066 >>> >>> __ >>> Larry Colen from Lothlorien >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
