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On this side of the pond that would be referred to as an "underground walkway" or simply a "tunnel" with some form of signage to signify it was for pedestrians only. We regularly have earthquakes here in California, so pedestrian bridges that cross over roads, highways, freeways, etc., are more common, probably because it's easier to remove a body from the top of a rubble pile than it is to dig it out from under a rubble pile.Yip - over here in the UK, a subway is a pedestrian walkway that runs underneath a main road - usually very busy roads where it is either dangerous to cross on foot, or a road-level pedestrian crossing is otherwise impractical. Somewhat inevitably, they get used for toileting purposes on a regular basis. Rather a different meaning than they have in New York! I'm not sure what we call a subway is called in the US - if they're common at all? Underpass sidewalk?