footbridge

noun

foot·bridge ˈfu̇t-ˌbrij

: a bridge for pedestrians

Example Sentences

We built a wooden footbridge over the creek.

Recent Examples on the Web On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a pair of couples who had evacuated from Kharkiv walked arm in arm over the footbridge. —

Linda Kinstler, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022 Immediately after the bridge, turn right and uphill, following signs over the footbridge to W 181st St, through Washington Heights to Fort Tryon Park. —

Francesca Carington, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2022 For more than a century, St. Paul Square has served as a gateway to the East Side of San Antonio, its iconic footbridge over East Commerce Street a metaphor for how the historic area connects San Antonio’s Black community with the heart of the city. —

René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021 Three people were slightly injured Wednesday when a footbridge over the Anacostia Freeway in Northeast Washington collapsed, authorities said. —

Washington Post, 23 June 2021 On a drizzly Sunday evening in May at the Hong Kong government headquarters, a small group gathered under a footbridge around an altar made with portable lights and a folding chair. —

Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 On an overhead footbridge stands a man large enough to stop the trolley. —

Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2011 Beaverton Creek was flooded, even the elevated footbridge was underwater. —

oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2022 One of her outdoor strolls led her to the Portola Pedestrian Overpass, an uninviting footbridge that links at least five residential neighborhoods in western San Francisco. —

Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

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