skyways

Enclosed pedestrian bridges

Skyways are elevated pedestrian walkways connecting buildings, especially in cities with harsh winters like Minneapolis, allowing people to move between structures without going outside.

The term also refers to established air travel routes: The skyways over the Atlantic are busy year-round.

A skyway may additionally be an elevated highway.

transportation

air routes

Designated aviation paths

aviation · aerial · airspace · air travel · flyways · commercial aviation · air traffic

pedestrian

skywalk

Elevated enclosed pedestrian passage

overpass · footbridge · corridor · passageway · gallery · arcade · galleria · mezzanine · concourse · connector

urban

downtown

Central business district

rooftops · districts · aerial view · panorama · vista · metropolis · skyline · landmarks · horizon · overlook

futuristic

hovercars

Ground-clearance vehicles of tomorrow

Jetsons · Coruscant · hyperloop · air taxis · space-age · utopian · dystopian · metropolis · future city

Categories
Opposites
elevation/vertical position

skywaysunderground tunnels

Enclosed routes below ground

tunnels · underground passages · subways · underpasses · ground floors

transport medium

skywayswaterways

Navigable bodies for transport

seaways · subways · tunnels · roadways · railways

Family

skyway

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G