page_title: Overpass
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Overpass / History
caption_attribution_description: English: N700 Series Shinkansen bullet train arriving at Kyoto Station, Japan. 日本語: 新幹線N700系電車
context_page_description: An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway. An overpass and underpass together form a grade separation. Stack interchanges are made up of several overpasses.
context_section_description: The world's first railroad flyover was constructed in 1843 by the London and Croydon Railway at Norwood Junction railway station to carry its atmospheric railway vehicles over the Brighton Main Line.
caption: Overpass crossing multiple railway lines and roads in Kyoto, Japan
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