Sentence examples for overpass was built from inspiring English sources

But the site, where an imposing two-story overpass was built to carry the waves of pilgrims, has also been the scene of catastrophes.

A toll bridge was opened in 1805, but few people used it; it wasn't until a free overpass was built to the neighborhood, in 1826, that South Boston started to grow.

In 1989, an overpass being built at MD 198 over the B W Parkway just east of Laurel collapsed during rush hour, injuring fourteen motorists and construction workers.

Because of this, underpasses or overpasses were built at the stations.

In the case of the Western Avenue overpass, which was built in 1961 to deal with congestion from the now-defunct Riverview Amusement Park, it's in such poor shape that it will be demolished next year.

The station's overpass was demolished and a replacement was built with elevators on either side.

The route passes under three overpasses that have remained unchanged since the highway was built: Maple Avenue, Ontario Street and Christie Street, all served by a single diamond interchange.

The Orthodox Jewish community in Oak Park was concerned about pedestrian access across the freeway; I-696 was built with a set of parks on overpasses to accommodate their needs.

Streets were widened, railroad ground crossings were spanned with overpasses, and a civic centre, which includes the 11-story City Hall, was built.

When the parkway was built in the 1950s, traffic was light enough down here in Cape May County that it didn't seem entirely unreasonable to let what was supposed to be an express highway intersect directly with local roads, at least temporarily, until enough money could be found to build those last few overpasses and interchanges.

About 15,000 people are killed each year while crossing the tracks on India's mammoth railway network, according to a government safety panel that recommended more bridges and overpasses should be built as a matter of urgency.