underpass
noun
un·der·pass
ˈən-dər-ˌpas 
: a crossing of a highway and another way (such as a road or railroad) at different levels
also
: the lower level of such a crossing
Examples of underpass in a Sentence
We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass.
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Officers were dispatched to a location near Interstate 30 around 8:45 a.m. after a 911 caller reported seeing a vehicle in the water near the underpass, according to the police call log.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
At least 11 people died from the rain and flooding last week, including four people who drowned in submerged underpasses, Reuters reported citing local media.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Roberts: The two most important projects the city of Goodyear can fund currently are the widening of the underpass under the 10 on Pebble Creek Pkwy and the widening of the bridge heading up to Estrella Mountain Ranch.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Whitmire said the vehicle stalled in floodwater on the Houston Avenue underpass at Interstate 45.
—NBC News, 9 July 2024
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
At least 11 people died from the rain and flooding last week, including four people who drowned in submerged underpasses, Reuters reported citing local media.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Roberts: The two most important projects the city of Goodyear can fund currently are the widening of the underpass under the 10 on Pebble Creek Pkwy and the widening of the bridge heading up to Estrella Mountain Ranch.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Whitmire said the vehicle stalled in floodwater on the Houston Avenue underpass at Interstate 45.
—NBC News, 9 July 2024
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underpass
noun
un·der·pass
-ˌpas
: a passage underneath something (as for a road passing under another road)
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