footbridge
noun
foot·bridge ˈfu̇t-ˌbrij 
: a bridge for pedestrians
Example Sentences
We built a wooden footbridge over the creek.
Recent Examples on the Web Encore Boston Harbor casino by an overhead footbridge. 
Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Aleksandr Taranushchenko, 37, said that for three weeks his company has held a small position next to the river that runs near Rubizhne, moving back and forth over a small footbridge that separates them from Russian forces. Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Aleksandr Taranushchenko, 37, said that for three weeks his company has held a small position next to the river that runs near Rubizhne, moving back and forth over a small footbridge that separates them from Russian forces. Paul Sonne, Washington Post, 4 June 2022 Hahrie Han walks over this footbridge to get to work at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Callum Borchers, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 At the river, the trail crosses a beautiful wooden footbridge and reaches Diamond Mill, a trailhead and staging area for off-highway vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes, which have their own trail system nearby. oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021 There’s also the Big Creek Connector Path Renovation Project involving the addition of a footbridge over the creek on the east end, as well as a trail extension linking the Brooklyn Historical Society on Ridge Road. John Benson, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 The Forest Service no longer installs a seasonal footbridge, so hikers can either ford the river or cross the large log at the main crossing. oregonlive, 30 July 2022 Lodding said he was concerned by estimates that, without the dam, water levels could fall by 3 to 5 feet in some parts of the river, leaving an average of about a foot of water between the spillway and the footbridge upstream. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 See More
Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Aleksandr Taranushchenko, 37, said that for three weeks his company has held a small position next to the river that runs near Rubizhne, moving back and forth over a small footbridge that separates them from Russian forces. Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Aleksandr Taranushchenko, 37, said that for three weeks his company has held a small position next to the river that runs near Rubizhne, moving back and forth over a small footbridge that separates them from Russian forces. Paul Sonne, Washington Post, 4 June 2022 Hahrie Han walks over this footbridge to get to work at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Callum Borchers, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022 At the river, the trail crosses a beautiful wooden footbridge and reaches Diamond Mill, a trailhead and staging area for off-highway vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes, which have their own trail system nearby. oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021 There’s also the Big Creek Connector Path Renovation Project involving the addition of a footbridge over the creek on the east end, as well as a trail extension linking the Brooklyn Historical Society on Ridge Road. John Benson, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 The Forest Service no longer installs a seasonal footbridge, so hikers can either ford the river or cross the large log at the main crossing. oregonlive, 30 July 2022 Lodding said he was concerned by estimates that, without the dam, water levels could fall by 3 to 5 feet in some parts of the river, leaving an average of about a foot of water between the spillway and the footbridge upstream. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above