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overpass [′ō·vər‚pas]

(civil engineering)

A grade separation in which traffic at the higher level is raised, and traffic at the lower level moves at approximately its original level.

The upper level at such a grade separation.

Overpass

a bridge built at the intersection of two or more main transportation arteries that allows for the free flow of traffic on different levels. Overpasses are commonly constructed where highways and railroads intersect or over city streets that have both heavy vehicular and passenger traffic.

An overpass can be either rectilinear or curvilinear, dependent on the type of intersection or the configuration of the intersecting city streets. Sometimes overpasses are arranged in several tiers and their spans are located one above the other. Most overpasses are either beam or frame structures because it is necessary to keep the spans low and because of the limited space that is available for piers; arch structures are comparatively rare. Currently, most overpasses are built from precast reinforced concrete. They usually consist of two to four spans, each 10–30 m long. Overpasses with more than four or five spans are called viaducts.

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No references found	If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context So that, O Sancho, in what we do we must not overpass the bounds which the Christian religion we profess has assigned to us. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context You'll not be surprised, Ellen, at my feeling particularly cheerless, seated in worse than solitude on that inhospitable hearth, and remembering that four miles distant lay my delightful home, containing the only people I loved on earth; and there might as well be the Atlantic to part us, instead of those four miles: I could not overpass them Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context	overlight overline overlinking overload overload capacity overload current overload level overload protection overload protector overload relay overload release overload server overloaded stream overloader overloading overman overmantel overmatching plate overmatching projectile overmodulation Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Overmountain Victory Trail Association overnight polysomnography overoccult overpanel Overpass overplaid overpoint overpopulation overpotential overpressure overprint Overreach, Sir Giles override overriding overriding process control overrun overrun screw overrunning Overrunning Clutch oversail oversailing oversailing course oversampling oversanded oversaturated overscan overseeding overshoot overshot overshot wheel	Overnoise Overnumerous Overnutrition Overo Overo lethal white foal syndrome Overo lethal white syndrome overoccult Overoffice Overofficious overoptimism overoptimism overoptimism overoptimism overoptimistic overoptimistically overoxygenation overpage overpaid overpaid Overpaint overpainted Overpainting overpaints Overpamper overpanel Overpart overparted overparticular Overpass overpassed overpassed overpassed overpasses overpasses overpasses overpassing overpassing overpassing Overpassionate overpast overpast overpast Overpatient overpatriotism overpay overpaying overpayment Overpayment Recovery Amount overpayments overpays Overpeer Overpeople Overperch Overperform Overperformed Overperforming Overperforms overpersuade overpersuaded

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If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

So that, O Sancho, in what we do we must not overpass the bounds which the Christian religion we profess has assigned to us.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

You'll not be surprised, Ellen, at my feeling particularly cheerless, seated in worse than solitude on that inhospitable hearth, and remembering that four miles distant lay my delightful home, containing the only people I loved on earth; and there might as well be the Atlantic to part us, instead of those four miles: I could not overpass them

Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context

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