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Underbridge vs Overbridge - What's the difference?

underbridge | overbridge |

In british terms the difference between underbridge and overbridge

is that underbridge is a bridge that allows traffic to pass under a road, river, railway etc while overbridge is a bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.

underbridge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) A bridge that allows traffic to pass under a road, river, railway etc.
  • The underneath of a bridge

    • Usage notes

    Where a bridge takes one form of transport over another it is both an underbridge and an overbridge, depending on the reference level. For example, where a road passes above a railway, the bridge is an overbridge from the point of view of the railway, and an underbridge from the point of view of the road.

    See also

    *overbridge

    overbridge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.

    • Usage notes

    Where a bridge takes one form of transport over another it is both an overbridge and an underbridge, depending on the reference level. For example, where a road passes above a railway, the bridge is an overbridge from the point of view of the railway and an underbridge from the point of view of the road.

    See also

    *underbridge *overpass