abutments

abutments
The masses of stone or solid work at the ends of a bridge by which the extreme arches or timbers are sustained. They are as much a part of the bridge itself as are the pier, the arch, or the timbers. Freeholders of Sussex v Strader, 18 NJL 108.

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