List of road types by features
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It has been suggested that this article be merged into Types of road. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2022. |
In this list, roads names are used in different areas and the features of the roads varies. So this table address the differences in that usage when needed.
Name | Country | subdivision | Access type | Speed | Cross traffic | Divided | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2+1 road | Ireland | High | No | Yes | |||
2+1 road | North America | High | No | Optional | |||
2+1 road | Sweden | Junction (roundabout) | High | No | Yes | ||
2+2 road | High | No | Yes | Type of dual carriageway | |||
Alley | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Arterial road | High | No | Optional | ||||
Autobahn | Germany | Interchange | High | No | Yes | ||
Autocesta | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Autopista | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Autoroute | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Autoroute | Canada | Interchange | High | No | Yes | expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province | |
Autostrada | Italy | Interchange | High | No | Yes | ||
Autostrasse | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Autoestrada | Portugal | Interchange | High | No | Yes | ||
Avtomagistral (variously translated) | Russia | High | Yes | Designated so according to the communication importance; features vary | |||
Boulevard | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Business route | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Collector/distributor road | High | No | Optional | ||||
Cul-de-sac | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Distributor road | High | No | Optional | ||||
Divided highway | High | No | Optional | ||||
Driveway | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | Optional | |||
Dual carriageway | Ireland | intersection | High | Yes | Yes | ||
Dual carriageway | Singapore | intersection | High | Yes | Yes | ||
Dual carriageway | UK | Uncontrolled | Any | Yes | Yes | ||
Express-collector | High | No | Optional | ||||
Expressway | Partial | Varies | Limited | Varies | General definition | ||
Expressway | US | Partial | Varies | Limited | Yes | General US definition[1] | |
Expressway | Canada | Interchange | High | No | Yes | expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province | |
Farm-to-market road | High | No | usually a state highway or county highway | ||||
Freeway | US | Interchange | High | No | Yes | ||
Freeway | Canada | Interchange | High | No | Yes | expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province | |
Frontage road | Argentina | Partial | Low | Yes | No | ||
Frontage road | China | Partial | Low | Yes | No | know locally as service roads or auxiliary roads | |
Frontage road | US | Uncontrolled or Partial | Low | Yes | No | Can be one way roads with opposing directions on either side of the adjoining freeway | |
High-quality dual carriageway | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Highway | High | No | Optional | ||||
Lane | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Link road | High | No | Optional | ||||
Motorway | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Parkway | High | No | Optional | ||||
Regional road | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Road | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Semi-highway | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Single carriageway | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Street | Uncontrolled | Low | Yes | No | |||
Superhighway | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Super two | High | No | Optional | ||||
Thruway | Interchange | High | No | Yes | |||
Two-lane expressway | High | Yes | No |
Notes
- Access type
- Interchange - access limited to grade-separated interchanges
- Junction (roundabout) - access limited to major roads via a roundabout
- Partial - Limited access
- Uncontrolled - no control of access
- Speed
- Any - Used in all types of applications
- Low - Low-speed
- High - High-Speed
- Cross traffic
- Yes- cross traffic allowed at-grade without a traffic light
- Intersections - at-grade with a traffic signal
- No - no cross traffic
- Divided
- Yes
- No
- Some - some sections may be divided
References
- ^ Section 1A.13, Paragraph 27, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003 ed., rev. 1.[1]