After she left, I ran away for a day, and hid myself, solitary, in a culvert under the railway lines.
a closed conduit used for the passage of surface water under a road or other embankment
A drain or pipe that carries a WATERCOURSE under a road, railway or other built structure
Conveyance structure that provides a means for the water to pass under a road or railroad A culvert can be built out of several different structural means as Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP), Precast Concrete Pipe (PCP), and Free Flow Box Culverts specifically made for the culvert
Any covered structure, not classified as a bridge, that constitutes a transverse drain, waterway, or other opening under a road, railroad, canal, or similar structure (Bates and Jackson 1980); any covered structure that acts as a drain (Bates & Jackson, 1987)
A drain or covered channel that crosses under a road to lead water from the upper to the lower side
A conduit used for the passage of surface water under a road or other embankment
A conduit or passageway under a road, trail, or other obstruction that may or may not be designed to convey water (3) A culvert is generally used to divert a stream or rainfall runoff to prevent erosion or flooding on highways In the Wildlife Crossings Toolkit, a culvert is one of two basic types of underpasses for wildlife to cross under moving traffic; the other basic type is a bridge See Crossing Structure or specific type of culvert (Box, Continuous, Bottomless) Cumulative Effects The combined effects of all human activities on a defined area Cumulative effects assessments investigate the collective impacts of all historic, present, and predicted human activities in an area (1)
A metal, wooden, plastic, or concrete conduit through which surface water can flow under or across roads