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A skyway is a path that is traversed without touching the ground. In an Urban setting, a skyway, skywalk or '''footbridge''' is an Enclosed (or Covered) Bridge between two buildings. This protects pedestrians from the weather. These skyways are usually owned by businesses, and are therefore not Public Space s (compare with Sidewalk ). Skyways usually connect on the second or third floor ( American Numbering Convention ), though they are sometimes much higher, as in Petronas Towers (though this skyway is often referred to as a '''sky bridge'''). The space in the buildings connected by skyways is often devoted to retail business, so areas around the skyway may operate as a Shopping Mall . Non-commercial areas with closely associated buildings, such as University campuses, can often have skyways and/or Tunnel s connecting buildings. At 16 km, the +15 walkway in downtown Calgary, Alberta is the largest elevated system in the world. The system connects over 100 office towers. However, the combined sized of the Minneapolis-St. Paul systems has been claimed to be even larger. On a smaller scale, Terminals of large Airport s are often connected by skywalk systems, as at Manchester International Airport . Some cities have the equivalent of a skyway underground, and many locales have mixed subway/skyway systems; see Underground City . Some covered bridges (skyways) were ruined in the September 11th Attacks , at the World Trade Center. Photo of one of the ruined bridges. (Note: This particular bridge/ skyway survives and has been restored since 9/11.) Also see here . LIST OF CITIES WITH NOTABLE SKYWAY/SKYWALK SYSTEMS |
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