bridge girder
Refers to the horizontal structural beam supporting a bridge deck. Common in civil engineering and construction contexts.
橋桁の点検が行われた。
An inspection of the bridge girders was carried out.
新しい橋
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.