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A low-water crossing (also known as an Irish bridge or Irish Crossing, causeway in Australia, low-level crossing or low-water bridge) is a low-elevation roadway traversing over a waterbody that stays dry above the water when the flow is low, but is designed to get submerged under high-flow conditions such as floods.
A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians. [1] While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a height above the ground", a footbridge can also be a lower structure, such as a boardwalk , that enables pedestrians to cross ...
In New Zealand, fords are a normal part of roads, including, until 2010, along State Highway 1 on the South Island's east coast. [3] In dry weather, drivers become aware of a ford by crunching across outwash detritus on the roadway. A Bailey bridge may be built off the mainline of the road to carry emergency traffic during high water.
The idea of a pedestrian bridge connecting the two neighborhoods has been floated for around 25 years, and last fall, the park board began preliminary design work for a crossing that would connect ...
A map shared by the city of Austin on Monday, June 24, 2024, shows detours and changes to roads during the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Lady Bird Lake that will begin July 1.
The only alternative to driving to the area is walking or biking on existing highways and bridges, which have traffic counts of more than 32,500 vehicles per day, according to the RAISE application.
[3] [4] The pedestrian bridge at the junction of Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan section and Tai Chung Road , which crosses the traffic lanes, was completed in 1979 as the first pedestrian bridge in Tsuen Wan, providing a passage for villagers migrating from the coastal area of the Northern Mountain to travel between the China Dyeing Factory and ...
The top deck on the new bridge was originally just a flat space. Traversing the bridge in the harshness of winter was very uncomfortable, so an enclosure running down the center of the pedestrian area was added by the 1970s. Originally meant to be a heated indoor pedestrian area, due to energy cost concerns, the walkway is mostly unheated.