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鉄橋 (てっきょう, tekkyou) Japanese meaning: iron bridge | Kotomora
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This iron bridge was built in the Meiji period.
I can hear the sound of a train crossing the railway bridge.
Usage patterns 鉄てっ 橋きょう を 渡わた る to cross an iron/railway bridge
The train crossed the river over the iron bridge.
鉄てっ 橋きょう が 架か かる for an iron bridge to span (a river, valley, etc.)
A long iron bridge spans this river.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 鉄てっ 橋きょう を 架か ける to build an iron bridge over a place
Related words 橋 is the generic word for any bridge, while 鉄橋 specifies one built of iron or steel, often a railway bridge.
鉄道橋 explicitly means a railway bridge, whereas 鉄橋 is the more common everyday term that can also refer to any metal bridge.
Etymology Compound of 鉄 (iron) and 橋 (bridge). The reading てっきょう is a regular on'yomi combination.
The company planned to build an iron bridge over this valley.