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Road junction

Index Road junction

A junction is where two or more roads meet. [1]

53 relations: Advanced stop line, Autobahn, Bicycle, Bike lane, Bike path, Bowtie (road), Box junction, Cloverleaf interchange, Continuous-flow intersection, Curb, Cycling, Cycling infrastructure, Diamond interchange, Diverging diamond interchange, Elevation, Federal Highway Administration, Ford (crossing), Fortification, Free-flow interchange, Grade separation, Hook turn, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Interchange (road), Intersection (road), Jughandle, List of road junctions in the United Kingdom, Michigan left, Netherlands, Partial cloverleaf interchange, Pedestrian, Pedestrian crossing, Protected intersection, Quadrant roadway intersection, Road, Road traffic safety, Roundabout, Scotch Corner, Seagull intersection, Single-point urban interchange, Slip lane, Stack interchange, Staggered junction, Stop sign, Superstreet, Texas T, Texas U-turn, Three-level diamond interchange, Town, Traffic circle, Traffic light, ..., Traffic management, Tunnel, Turnaround (road). Expand index (3 more) »

Advanced stop line

An advanced stop line (ASL), also called advanced stop box or bike box, are road markings at signalised road junctions allowing certain types of vehicle a head start when the traffic signal changes from red to green.

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Autobahn

The Autobahn (plural) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany.

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Bicycle

A bicycle, also called a cycle or bike, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other.

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Bike lane

Bike lanes (US) or cycle lanes (UK) are types of bikeways (cycleways) with lanes on the roadway for cyclists only.

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Bike path

A bike path is a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other non-motorized users.

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Bowtie (road)

The bowtie is a type of road intersection which replaces left turns (in jurisdictions that drive on the right) or right turns (in jurisdictions that drive on the left), with roundabouts on the cross street.

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Box junction

A box junction is a road traffic control measure designed to prevent congestion and gridlock at junctions.

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Cloverleaf interchange

A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns (reverse directions in left-driving regions) are handled by ramp roads (US: ramps, UK: slip roads).

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Continuous-flow intersection

A continuous flow intersection (CFI), also called a crossover displaced left-turn (XDL or DLT), is an alternative design for an at-grade road junction.

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Curb

A curb (American English), or kerb (Australian English, British English; see spelling differences), is the edge where a raised sidewalk (pavement in British English; pavement or footpath in Australian English) or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway.

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Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.

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Cycling infrastructure

Cycling infrastructure refers to all infrastructure which may be used by cyclists.

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Diamond interchange

A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road.

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Diverging diamond interchange

A diverging diamond interchange (DDI), also called a double crossover diamond interchange (DCD), is a type of diamond interchange in which the two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side on both sides of the bridge at the freeway.

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Elevation

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum).

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Federal Highway Administration

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation.

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Ford (crossing)

A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet.

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Fortification

A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare; and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.

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Free-flow interchange

A free-flow interchange is an interchange in which all roads are grade-separated, and where movement from one road to another does not require the driver to stop for traffic (for example, the interchange may not include traffic lights or unsignalized at-grade intersections).

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Grade separation

Grade separation is the name given to a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other.

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Hook turn

A hook turn (also known as a perimeter-style turn in Canada) is a road cycling maneuver and traffic-control mechanism in which vehicles that would normally turn from the closest lane of an intersection instead turn from the farthest lane, across all other lanes of traffic.

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Institute of Transportation Engineers

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs.

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Interchange (road)

In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that uses grade separation, and typically one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without interruption from any other crossing traffic stream.

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Intersection (road)

An intersection is an at-grade junction where two or more roads meet or cross.

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Jughandle

A jughandle is a type of ramp or slip road that changes the way traffic turns left at an at-grade intersection (in a country where traffic drives on the right).

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List of road junctions in the United Kingdom

This is an alphabetical list of road junctions in the United Kingdom.

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Michigan left

A Michigan left is an at-grade intersection design which replaces each left turn at an intersection with a divided roadway with the combination of a right turn followed by a U-turn, or a U-turn followed by a right turn, depending on the situation.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Partial cloverleaf interchange

A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange.

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Pedestrian

A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running.

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Pedestrian crossing

A pedestrian crossing (British English) or crosswalk (American English) is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road.

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Protected intersection

A protected intersection is an at-grade road junction in which cyclists and pedestrians are separated from cars.

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Quadrant roadway intersection

A quadrant roadway intersection adds an additional "quadrant roadway" between two legs of an intersection.

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

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Road traffic safety

Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured.

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Roundabout

A roundabout, also called a traffic circle, road circle, rotary, rotunda or island, is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island.

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Scotch Corner

Scotch Corner is an important junction (now a roundabout interchange) of the A1(M) and A66 trunk roads near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England.

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Seagull intersection

A seagull intersectionJohn Harper, Wal Smart, Michael de Roos: 2000 – 2010 or continuous green T-intersection (also known as a turbo-T (in Florida) or High-T intersection (in Nevada and Utah)Nevada DOT) is a type of three-way road intersection, usually used on high traffic volume roads and dual carriageways.

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Single-point urban interchange

A single-point urban interchange (SPUI, or), also called a single-point interchange (SPI) or single-point diamond interchange (SPDI), is a type of highway interchange.

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Slip lane

A slip lane is a road traffic lane provided at an intersection to allow vehicles to turn at the intersection without actually entering it and interfering with through traffic.

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Stack interchange

A stack interchange, or colloquially butterfly junction, is a particular, free-flowing type of designs for interchanges, meaning grade-separated road junctions.

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Staggered junction

A staggered junction is a place where several roads meet a main road at a slight distance apart thus they do not all come together at the same point.

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Stop sign

A stop sign is a traffic sign to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure no other cars are coming before proceeding.

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Superstreet

A superstreet, also known as a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT), J-turn, or reduced conflict intersection, is a type of road intersection that is a variation of the Michigan left.

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Texas T

A Texas T, also called a T-ramp, is a T-shaped highway ramp that combines entrance and exit ramps into a single structure that allows entrance and exit to the left (inside) lanes of an expressway.

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Texas U-turn

A Texas U-turn, or Texas turnaround, boomerang, or loop around, is a lane allowing cars traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road to U-turn onto the opposite frontage road (typically crossing over or under a freeway or expressway).

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Three-level diamond interchange

A three-level diamond interchange is a type of highway interchange where through traffic on both main roads is grade-separated from intersections which handle transferring traffic.

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Town

A town is a human settlement.

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Traffic circle

A traffic circle is a type of intersection that directs both turning and through traffic onto a one-way circular roadway, usually built for the purposes of traffic calming or aesthetics.

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Traffic light

Traffic lights, also known as traffic signals, traffic lamps, traffic semaphore, signal lights, stop lights, robots (in South Africa and most of Africa), and traffic control signals (in technical parlance), are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control flows of traffic.

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Traffic management

Traffic management is a key branch within logistics.

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Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through the surrounding soil/earth/rock and enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly at each end.

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Turnaround (road)

In the field of road transport, a turnaround is a type of junction that allows traffic traveling in one direction on a road to efficiently make a U-turn (to reverse course and travel the opposite direction) typically without backing up or making dangerous maneuvers in the middle of the traffic stream.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_junction

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