sky bridge

Between-building walkway above

A sky bridge is an enclosed elevated walkway connecting two buildings, allowing people to cross between them without going outside or down to street level.

Common in urban areas with harsh weather, sky bridges link office towers, hotels, hospitals, and shopping centers: The downtown skyway system connects forty blocks of buildings.

Also called a skyway or skywalk.

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elevated · second floor · glass · enclosed · connecting · corridor · skywalk · atrium · building · high rise · suspended · crossing · city block · aerial · passage · mall · shopping center · hotel

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vertical position

sky bridgetunnel

Enclosed underground route

underpass · subway tunnel · pedestrian tunnel · mine shaft · sewer

openness to surroundings

sky bridgetunnel

Enclosed underground route

catacomb · mine tunnel

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G