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  2. Arterial road - Wikipedia

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    An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to highways or expressways , and between urban hubs at the highest level of service possible.

  3. Road hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a road without controlled access that can carry a large volume of local traffic at a generally high speed, being below controlled-access highways in the hierarchy. Because their primary function is to connect collector roads (below) to controlled-access highways, some are considered limited-access roads.

  4. Types of road - Wikipedia

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

  5. Street hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    The network structure of Radburn, New Jersey exemplifies the concept of street hierarchy of contemporary districts. (The shaded area was not built.) The street hierarchy is an urban planning technique for laying out road networks that exclude automobile through-traffic from developed areas.

  6. Finch Avenue - Wikipedia

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    Most of Finch Avenue west of Morningside Avenue is a four- to six-lane principal arterial, with a speed limit of 50 km/h (31–40 mph) in most sections. A part between Markham Road and Midland Ave remains at 60km/h. East of Morningside, Finch Ave. E becomes Staines Rd., a collector road that runs through residential communities, northeast to ...

  7. Road - Wikipedia

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    A road is a thoroughfare for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets , whose primary function is to serve as public spaces, the main function of roads is transportation.

  8. Limited-access road - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Memorial Parkway in London, Ontario is a modern at-grade limited-access road with intersections. A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, and partial controlled-access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway ...

  9. List of east–west roads in Toronto - Wikipedia

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    Overlea Boulevard is a major arterial road in Thorncliffe Park that is the neighbourhood's main thoroughfare, with predominantly commercial businesses on its north side and residential to the south. [58] It travels east for approximately 1.8 km from Millwood Road, crossing the Charles H. Hiscott Bridge before terminating at Don Mills Road. [59]