humpback bridge
Peaked road crossing
A humpback bridge is a short bridge with a steep arch that rises sharply in the middle, creating a pronounced hump.
Common on old country roads in Britain, these bridges force vehicles to slow down and often limit visibility of oncoming traffic: We crested the humpback bridge and nearly collided with a tractor.
Of lasting significance
- VictorianOf a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
stone · brick · masonry · packhorse · conservation · landmark · listed · preservation
Solid earth fragment
- brickFired clay building unit
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- spanDistance between endpoints
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
abutment · parapet · arch · mortar · foundation · deck · culvert · engineering
Visually pleasing, paintable
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- rusticRural and unrefined
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
pastoral · countryside · village · storybook · old-world · nostalgic · whimsical · enchanting
historic
Of lasting significance
cobblestone · stone · brick · masonry · packhorse · conservation · landmark · listed · preservation · antiquity
stone
Solid earth fragment
load-bearing · abutment · parapet · arch · mortar · foundation · deck · culvert · engineering · structural
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
idyllic · pastoral · countryside · village · storybook · old-world · nostalgic · whimsical · enchanting · cozy
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
rounded · semicircular · parabolic · vaulted · crested · apex · rise · crown · keystone · steep
canal
Dug water passage
roadway · vehicles · pedestrians · narrow · passage · traverse · ford · access · route · towpath
- arch bridgesPonte Vecchio
- bridge typesdrawbridge, footbridge, aqueduct
hump, humpback, humpbacked, humps, humped, humping, humpy, back, backs