鉄 橋(てっきょう)

てっきょう

noun

railway bridge; iron bridge

1. railway bridge; iron bridge

A bridge made of iron or steel, especially one designed to carry railway tracks. Also used for any metal bridge.

電車(でんしゃ)が鉄橋(てっきょう)を渡(わた)っている。

A train is crossing the railway bridge.

この鉄橋(てっきょう)は百年(ひゃくねん)以上前(いじょうまえ)に造(つく)られた。

This iron bridge was built over a hundred years ago.

大(おお)きな鉄橋(てっきょう)の上(うえ)を貨物(かもつ)列車(れっしゃ)が轟音(ごうおん)を立(た)てて通過(つうか)した。

A freight train passed over the large railway bridge with a thundering roar.

Usage

鉄橋(てっきょう) typically refers to a bridge carrying railway tracks, though it can mean any bridge made of iron or steel. It often evokes images of classic industrial-era infrastructure.

Common collocations

鉄橋(てっきょう)を渡(わた)る (to cross a railway bridge)
鉄橋(てっきょう)の上(うえ)を走(はし)る (to run across a bridge)
鉄橋(てっきょう)を架(か)ける (to build a bridge)

Related words

橋(はし): bridge (general)
陸橋(りっきょう): overpass, footbridge
石橋(いしばし): stone bridge
吊(つ)り橋(ばし): suspension bridge

Related Words

Related: 橋(はし) (bridge)

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Added 2026.3.6 22:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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