: a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together
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Downtown Kansas City drivers should expect major delays when a key highway faces partial closures for bridge girder installation on back-to-back weekends.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
The Monaco Parkway bridge will be closed for about three days as the city installs new girders as part of their bridge replacement project.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
In recent weeks, crews have begun installing girders for the interchange at Idaho 16 and I-84, and according to ITD spokesperson Jill Youmans, additional interchange construction and closures should be expected through February and March.
—Rose Evans
updated February 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
The Monaco Parkway bridge will be closed for about three days as the city installs new girders as part of their bridge replacement project.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
In recent weeks, crews have begun installing girders for the interchange at Idaho 16 and I-84, and according to ITD spokesperson Jill Youmans, additional interchange construction and closures should be expected through February and March.
—Rose Evans
updated February 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girder. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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girder
noun
gird·er
ˈgərd-ər 
: a horizontal main supporting beam
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