overwalks

Noun

overwalk (plural overwalks)

1. A pedestrian bridge or elevated walkway that allows one to walk over a road, stream, or other obstacle, or between the upper stories of buildings.
   • Ground was broken for a new Central Library Building in Birmingham, Alabama, to cost $8,300,000, including an overwalk connection to the existing building across the street.1983, The ALA Yearbook, volume 8, page 76
2. An elevated walkway that provides passage above the main area of a facility; a catwalk.
   • Note safety handrails on overwalk across conveyor system.1967, New York (State). Dept. of Labor, The Industrial Bulletin of the Department of Labor, page 9
3. A walkway placed slightly above the ground in an ecologically vulnerable location so that pedestrians can walk through the area without causing damage.
   • Pedestrian traffic over the dune can cause the loss of vegetation anchoring the dune unless a dune overwalk, following the natural contour of the dune, is provided.1980, Virginia. Marine Resources Commission, Coastal Primary Sand Dune Guidelines, page 11

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