skybridges
Building-to-building passages
Skybridges are enclosed elevated walkways connecting two buildings, typically at upper floors.
They allow pedestrians to move between structures without going outside or crossing streets at ground level.
Common in urban centers, hospitals, and university campuses, skybridges create climate-controlled passage in cities with harsh weather: Minneapolis has an extensive skybridge system connecting downtown buildings.
Path for foot traffic
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- spanDistance between endpoints
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
cantilever · truss · suspension · enclosed · atrium · catwalk · steelwork · glassed-in
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- highriseMultistory urban building
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- transitMovement between places
commute · infrastructure · metropolis · plaza · mall · hotel · convention center · airport
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- birdseyeView from high overhead
- overlookMiss or commanding view
sightseeing · observation · transparent · vertiginous · breathtaking · spectacular · cityscape · horizon
Joined in multiple ways
- linkedFastened to another
- systemConnected parts forming whole
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- passageSegment of text
access · junction · hub · wayfinding · indoor · climate-controlled · seamless · pedestrian
walkway
Path for foot traffic
passageway · cantilever · truss · suspension · enclosed · atrium · catwalk · steelwork · glassed-in · climate-controlled
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- highriseMultistory urban building
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
transit · commute · infrastructure · metropolis · plaza · mall · hotel · convention center · airport · hospital
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- birdseyeView from high overhead
overlook · sightseeing · observation · transparent · vertiginous · breathtaking · spectacular · cityscape · horizon · perspective
interconnected
Joined in multiple ways
passage · access · junction · hub · wayfinding · indoor · climate-controlled · seamless · pedestrian · circulation
skybridgestunnels
Underground hollow pathways
underground passages · underpasses · subways · sewers · culverts