bridge girder
Refers to the horizontal structural beam supporting a bridge deck. Common in civil engineering and construction contexts.
An inspection of the bridge girders was carried out.
New bridge girders were installed.
Standard kanji spelling for 'bridge girder'.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
Compound of 橋 (はし, 'bridge') and 桁 (けた, 'beam, girder'). The reading はしげた is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.