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
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We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass.
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The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain.
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Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
The Boca Raton underpass was sponsored by Republican Gossett-Seidman and Democrat Berman.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
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—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
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—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024
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Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
The Boca Raton underpass was sponsored by Republican Gossett-Seidman and Democrat Berman.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
In September Ho filed the civil lawsuit against the city alleging the city is allowing public and private nuisances to take place, as thousands live in camps lining the capital city’s sidewalks, freeway underpasses, and bike trails.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Life-threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses is possible.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024
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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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