railway overpass
Elevated train crossing
A railway overpass is a bridge that carries a railway line over a road, another railway, or other obstacle.
The structure allows trains to cross without interrupting traffic below: The new railway overpass eliminated the dangerous grade crossing.
In British usage, often called a railway bridge or rail bridge.
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- train tracksMetal rails for locomotives
- tracksMarks showing passage
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- concreteSolid building mixture
trains · crossing · underpass · pedestrian · elevated · steel · steel beams · rumble · commuter · freight · girders · span · pillars · embankment · tunnel · station · freight train · signals
vertical positioning
railway overpassrailway tunnel
Enclosed passage for trains
subway · rail tunnel · underbridge · culvert
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