Legal Definition and Related Resources of Abutments

The walls of a bridge adjoining the land which support the end of the roadway and sustain the arches. City of New York v N. Y. Cent. R. Co., 48 N. Y.S.2d 189.

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Abutments in Historical Law

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What does Abutments mean in American Law?

The definition of Abutments in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

The structures at each end of a bridge which are in contact with the solid land masses on either side of the chasm the bridge was built to span.