footbridge
footbridge — noun
1. A small, narrow bridge built for people to walk across, especially over a road,
A small, narrow bridge built for people to walk across, especially over a road, railway line, or river so that walkers can cross without danger from vehicles or trains.
The old stone footbridge over the stream was built more than a hundred years ago.
collocation: stone footbridge / wooden footbridge
Every morning the children use the footbridge to cross the busy road near their school.
purpose: use + footbridge + to cross [obstacle]
The wooden footbridge across the park pond needs new boards after the winter storms.
Kofi pointed to the narrow footbridge that connects the two villages over the river.
A new footbridge was built so people could cross the busy motorway in safety.
- pedestrian bridge
more formal or official term; often used in city planning or engineering contexts
- walkway
broader meaning — any path for walking, not necessarily crossing an obstacle; may be at ground level
- overpass
a bridge that carries a road or path over another road; can be for vehicles too, not only pedestrians
用法筆記
Frequently used with a material adjective (stone, wooden, iron) or a location phrase (across + road/river/railway) to say where the footbridge is built. The word is a compound noun (foot + bridge) — learners sometimes misspell it as two separate words.