undercrossing

Path beneath highway

An undercrossing is a passage that goes beneath a road, railway, or other obstacle—typically a tunnel or underpass allowing pedestrians, cyclists, or vehicles to cross without interrupting traffic above: The bike path uses an undercrossing to avoid the highway.

The opposite of an overcrossing.

pedestrian

underpass

Road passing below another

pathway · corridor · subway · concourse · accessway · arcade · passage · sidewalk · tunnel · ramp

infrastructure

overpass

Bridge spanning a road

highway · expressway · roadway · bridge · bypass · cloverleaf · junction · arterial · motorway · freeway

railway

tracks

Marks showing passage

rail · locomotive · transit · station · platform · embankment · signals · commuter rail · light rail · diesel

Opposites
vertical position relative to intersecting path

undercrossingovercrossing

Bridge over a road

overpass · bridge · flyover · viaduct · skyway

Family

under, crossing, cross, crossed, crosses, crosser, crossroad, crossroads, crossway

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