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footbridge

noun/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/

footbridge: a bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians
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What It Means

A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.

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Footbridge in Context

“The girder bridge at the head of the pass is used as a footbridge, and is roughly decked.”

— 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 409

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From Middle English fot-brigge, equivalent to foot + bridge.

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