In eastern Connecticut, railings from six highway overpasses were stolen last year.

Mobile launchers, in particular, were difficult to detect since they could be hidden under bridges or highway overpasses, and quickly moved.

One of his specialties in iron work was ornamental metal for bridges and highway overpasses.

Another commonly held misconception is that highway overpasses provide adequate shelter from tornadoes.

And not just highway overpasses and waterfront town homes, either, though there are plenty of those.

Mr. Rivera, 43, and his wife, 41, said they planned to press for legislation to mandate that fences be built along highway overpasses.

The smoke curling under the highway overpasses has an ugly chemical smell.

Bridges called highway overpasses are used to avoid traffic control.

These cases led to a false belief among many that highway overpasses were good shelter from a tornado.

During the outbreak, a violent tornado directly struck three highway overpasses, and at each one there was a fatality.