elevated roadway
Road on stilts
An elevated roadway is a road or highway built on a raised structure above ground level, typically supported by columns or pillars.
Elevated roadways allow traffic to pass over obstacles like other roads, railways, or bodies of water, and are common in urban areas where ground-level space is limited: The elevated roadway cuts through downtown, casting shadows on the streets below.
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- flyoverElevated road crossing
- highwayMajor road for travel
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
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