Overpass facts for kids

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Østensjøbanen with Class A on bridge near Bryn
A train on an overpass

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

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  • Overpass 501x229

    Overpass in Washington, DC

  • La city hwys

    The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange with the Harbor Freeway (I-110) in Los Angeles.

  • Mohakhali flyover 004

    Flyover near Mohakhali in Dhaka.

  • Overpasses in Spain

    Overpasses near Barcelona

  • Los Angeles Freeway Interchange

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

  • High Five

    High Five Interchange five level stack interchange with multiple overpasses in Dallas, Texas

  • SandgateRailOverpass

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

  • Zheng Qi Overpass in Taipei

    Flyover on Keelung Road in Taipei

  • Mohakhali flyover 001

    Flyovers near Mohakhali in Dhaka.

  • 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.

  • Mohakhali flyover 003

    Flyovers near Mohakhali in Dhaka.

  • Sion Panvel Highway Kharghar exit

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


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