overbridge

Elevated roadway passage

An overbridge is a bridge that carries a road or railway over another route, as opposed to an underpass that goes beneath.

The term is more common in British and Commonwealth English: The pedestrian overbridge connects the two platforms.

In American usage, overpass is the usual term.

structure

viaduct

Arched span crossing valleys

  • spanDistance between endpoints
  • girderMain structural support beam
  • beamStructural support member

truss · arch · cantilever · deck · abutment · pier · pillar · column · framework · foundation

transport

railway

Track system for trains

freeway · carriageway · roadway · junction · interchange · bypass · vehicles · trains · tracks · platform

crossing

pedestrians

People traveling on foot

passage · underpass · subway · stairs · ramp · access · commuters · cyclists · connecting · linking

elevated

raised

Lifted higher up

height · elevation · skyway · aerial · upper · spanning · towering · clearance · lift · ascent

Opposites
vertical position relative to road/railway

overbridgeunderpass

Road passing below another

underbridge · undercrossing · subway · tunnel · culvert

Family

over, bridge, overpass, bridges, bridging, bridged, footbridge, overarching, flyover

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