underpass

noun

un·der·pass | \ ˈən-dər-ˌpas

Definition of underpass

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 4-year-old cat's final GPS point showed him between Bel Air Crest Road and the Sepulveda Boulevard underpass. — Madeline Holcombe And Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, "Mountain lion known for crossing 405 killed on the same Los Angeles freeway," 8 Sep. 2019 The intersection is past a highway underpass from the North County Square shopping center. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Box truck strikes, seriously injures person in wheelchair in Vista," 8 Aug. 2019 Getting to North Avenue Beach Pedestrians: Bridges, tunnels or underpasses at Fullerton Avenue, Division Street, Scott Street, Chicago Avenue, North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach provide easy access to the lakefront and North Avenue Beach. — Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago Air and Water Show 2019: Dates, transportation tips and everything else you need to know to go," 7 Aug. 2019 The district is proposing underpasses to allow for continuous trails because of traffic volume on Westheimer Parkway and Cinco Ranch Boulevard. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Willow Fork Drainage District proposes pedestrian underpasses, seeks TxDOT funding," 23 July 2019 During a flood Avoid low spots, like ditches, basements, or underpasses. — National Geographic, "Flood safety tips," 23 July 2019 At first glance, the picture of a herd of wild elephants lumbering through a freeway underpass looks out of place. — Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, "Sonoma exhibition shows desecration of Africa as people crowd out animals," 2 July 2019 There’s only one partial extension, at the West 73rd Street railroad underpass. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Should Burke Lakefront Airport close? Coalition keeps important question alive – Steven Litt," 11 Aug. 2019 One solution to reduce wildlife deaths would be wildlife overpasses or underpasses -- bridges built to let animals move freely over or beneath roads without ever sharing space with cars. — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, "To protect wildlife, national park rangers use an unusual tool: radar guns," 25 July 2019

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