Culvert

[Rather be fishing.]

Could someone tell me what a culvert is please, I have an idea but i think my idea is called a bridge !!!, so if a culvert is similar to a bridge could you also explain the difference.

thanks.

[seanandruby]

A culvert is a drain basically, it runs under roads, buildings, railways etc: you can drive a bus through some of them. A viaduct is a bridge, Then you have an aqueduct which is also a bridge like structure that carries water across a valley. thats where you are getting mixed up maybe ???

[flowjoe]

A culvert is usually a way of channeling ground/storm water from A to B, a brook or stream can be culverted in order that land can be reclaimed or a road or driveway can pass over it.

Culverts can be vary basic in construction, loose masonry walls with a flag base and top, they can be piped and as sean mentioned i have worked in brick built circular culverts you can drive down.

I suspect the term means different things in different parts of the UK, why do you ask ?

[seanandruby]

We used damaged metal storage containers as a temporary culvert once to divert a stream. just cut a hole in back and front.