<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">tied-arch bridges</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>arch construction</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>bow-string girder bridges</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>arch bridges</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bowstring arch bridges</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tied-arch bridge</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Arch bridges in which the outwardly directed horizontal forces are borne as tension by means of a cord tied to the arch ends, rather than by the ground or the bridge foundations. Because of the typically curved shape of the arches, it was also known as a bowstring arch. ]]></note></mads>