Meanings
plural green bridges
- A vegetation covered bridge over a motorway or railway that allows wildlife to safely cross over; a wildlife bridge.
Elsewhere, green bridges and mammal tunnels are being used to provide routes across the railway for animals to cross.
2023 August 23, Chris Howe, “Green screen: HS2's route through the shires”, in RAIL, number 990, page 35 - Any bridge with a substantial amount of greenery, gardens, etc.
Translations
German Grünbrücke
- Grünbrückevegetation-covered wildlife crossing
Portuguese viaduto vegetado
- viaduto vegetadovegetation-covered wildlife crossing
Russian экодук
- экодук (ekoduk)vegetation-covered wildlife crossing
Welsh pont werdd
- pont werddvegetation-covered wildlife crossing
Cite this entry
green bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bridge
“green bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20bridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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