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2. Car ramp - Wikipedia

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   A car ramp is a structure or device used to raise an automobile from the ground in order to access its undercarriage. [1] [2] An alternative method to using a jack or jack stands. Car ramps are simple to use and relatively inexpensive. Car ramps also offer safety for mechanics by providing vehicle stability during car maintenance and repairs. [3]

3. Autorack - Wikipedia

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   Autorack and flat car length quickly grew to 87 feet (26.52 m) and then 89 feet (27.13 m) to increase their loading capacity even further. This made them about as long as the average railroad passenger car of the time; if the cars were much longer, they would not be able to operate in interchange service due to clearance on curves. Yet, the ...

4. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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   By the end of 2019, the total length of China's expressway network reached 149,600 km (93,000 mi), [95] the world's largest expressway system by length, having surpassed the overall length of the American Interstate Highway System in 2011. [96] Planned length is 168,478 km (104,687 mi) by 2020. [96]

5. Car carrier trailer - Wikipedia

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   2015 Peterbilt 388 with car hauler trailer. A car carrier trailer, also known as a car-carrying trailer, car hauler, or auto transport trailer, is a type of trailer or semi-trailer designed to efficiently transport passenger vehicles via truck. Modern car carrier trailers can be open or enclosed.

6. Cloverleaf interchange - Wikipedia

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   The first cloverleaf interchange patented in the US was by Arthur Hale, a civil engineer in Maryland, on February 29, 1916. [3] [4]A modified cloverleaf, with the adjacent ramps joined into a single two-way road, was planned in 1927 for the interchange between Lake Shore Drive and Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, but a diamond interchange was built instead.

7. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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   An interchange that has loop ramps, as in a cloverleaf, but does not have the full set of eight ramps. These use between four and seven ramps and are not full grade-separated; traffic making certain movements between the intersecting roadways must stop. Pedestrian crossing or crosswalk A designated place for pedestrians to cross a road. Peak hour