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Overpass facts for kids

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A train on an overpass

An overpass is a bridge over a road, railway, or similar pathway. It allows people or vehicles to cross pathways without coming into contact with the traffic on the other pathway.

Images for kids

  • 020 N700 Series Shinkansen 新幹線 arriving at Kyoto Station, Japan

    Overpass crossing multiple railway lines and roads in Kyoto, Japan

  • Overpass 501x229

    Overpass in Washington, D.C.

  • Overpasses in Spain

    Overpasses near Barcelona

  • Cumberland Highway

    Cumberland Highway overpasses a street in Sydney

  • Los Angeles Freeway Interchange

    A high-capacity stack interchange: the Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange in Los Angeles

  • SandgateRailOverpass

    Sandgate Flyover, New South Wales, where two main railway lines pass over two dedicated coal lines

  • South entrance of Zheng Qi Overpass 20110114

    Zheng Qi overpass, Taipei.

  • Overpass-NYThruway-355.25-c

    New York State Thruway overpass

  • Pedestrian overpass

    Pedestrian overpass, I-64, St. Louis, Missouri. This overpass is located at the St. Louis Science Center.

  • Sion Panvel Highway Kharghar exit

    A road sign on Sion Panvel Highway in India instructing travellers to use flyover for onward journey.

  • Burbank Ave I-5 overpass under construction in Burbank, California

    Overpass under construction over Interstate 5 in Burbank, California, July 2021

  • Athens-Kiffisia-aerial

    Round overpass in Athens

  • General Holmes Drive from aircraft window

    Sydney airport taxiway going over a major road.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Paso sobre nivel para niños

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