underpass
noun
un·der·pass
ˈən-dər-ˌpas 
: a crossing of a highway and another way (such as a road or railroad) at different levels
also
: the lower level of such a crossing
Examples of underpass in a Sentence
We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass.
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Flash flooding would likely occur in small creeks and streams, as well as on highways, streets and underpasses with poor drainage and in low-lying areas, officials said.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Visible signs of homelessness still line sidewalks and freeway underpasses from Sacramento to Los Angeles, an entrenched crisis rooted in a tight and unaffordable housing market that grew worse in January when more than 12,000 homes burned to the ground in Los Angeles County.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 16 May 2025
California's high-speed rail project has finished construction of the Whitley Avenue underpass, the second major structure completed this year.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2023, North Carolina received a $25 million federal grant to begin constructing underpasses, backed by $4 million in additional funding.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Visible signs of homelessness still line sidewalks and freeway underpasses from Sacramento to Los Angeles, an entrenched crisis rooted in a tight and unaffordable housing market that grew worse in January when more than 12,000 homes burned to the ground in Los Angeles County.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 16 May 2025
California's high-speed rail project has finished construction of the Whitley Avenue underpass, the second major structure completed this year.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2023, North Carolina received a $25 million federal grant to begin constructing underpasses, backed by $4 million in additional funding.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpass. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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underpass
noun
un·der·pass
-ˌpas
: a passage underneath something (as for a road passing under another road)
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