Examples of footbridge in a Sentence
We built a wooden footbridge over the creek.
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For his Eagle Scout project, Grauer Junior Zaid Nazif chose to enhance The Grauer School, an independent school in Encinitas, by constructing a footbridge that connects the school’s basketball court and garden area.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, morning mist lifts from Ogunquit Beach—revealing sand gleaming like polished shell, as Perkins Cove stirs with the scent of lobster bisque and the creak of dock lines: its footbridge swinging open for passing sailboats.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The plan proposes a new footbridge from Maggie Daley Park over DuSable Lake Shore Drive to what presently is an underutilized hilly area, thus creating an Instagramable lookout spot.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
DeMaria referenced transportation updates to the area, including a project building a footbridge from Assembly Row, plans to bring the Silver Line to Everett, plans to build a local Commuter Rail stop and more.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, morning mist lifts from Ogunquit Beach—revealing sand gleaming like polished shell, as Perkins Cove stirs with the scent of lobster bisque and the creak of dock lines: its footbridge swinging open for passing sailboats.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The plan proposes a new footbridge from Maggie Daley Park over DuSable Lake Shore Drive to what presently is an underutilized hilly area, thus creating an Instagramable lookout spot.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
DeMaria referenced transportation updates to the area, including a project building a footbridge from Assembly Row, plans to bring the Silver Line to Everett, plans to build a local Commuter Rail stop and more.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Footbridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footbridge. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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footbridge
noun
foot·bridge
-ˌbrij 
: a bridge for pedestrians
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