culvertˈkʌl vərt
culvert (n)
- plural
- culverts
English Definitions:
culvert (noun)
a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
culvert (Noun)
A transverse channel under a road or railway for the draining of water.
Culvert
A culvert is a drain or pipe that allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction. Culverts differ from bridges mainly in size and construction. Culverts are generally smaller than bridges, ranging from 0.3-metre pipes to larger reinforced concrete structures. Culverts are typically surrounded by soil. For legal purposes in the United States, structures with total spans under 20 feet are considered culverts, and longer structures are bridges. When boxes or pipes are placed side-by-side to create a width of greater than twenty feet, the culvert is defined as a bridge in the United States. This is a requirement of the federal bridge inspection standards and ensures that the culvert is inspected on a regular basis.
Culvert
A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or other material. In the United Kingdom, the word can also be used for a longer artificially buried watercourse.Culverts are commonly used both as cross-drains to relieve drainage of ditches at the roadside, and to pass water under a road at natural drainage and stream crossings. When they are found beneath roads, they are frequently empty. A culvert may also be a bridge-like structure designed to allow vehicle or pedestrian traffic to cross over the waterway while allowing adequate passage for the water. Culverts come in many sizes and shapes including round, elliptical, flat-bottomed, open-bottomed, pear-shaped, and box-like constructions. The culvert type and shape selection is based on a number of factors including requirements for hydraulic performance, limitations on upstream water surface elevation, and roadway embankment height.The process of removing culverts to restore an open-air watercourse is known as daylighting. In the UK, the practice is also known as deculverting.
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