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Controlled-access highways evolved during the first half of the 20th century. Italy was the first country in the world to build controlled-access highways reserved for fast traffic and for motor vehicles only. [3] [4] Italy opened its first autostrada in 1924, A8, connecting Milan to Varese.
Many countries have national networks of controlled-access highways, the names of which vary from one country to another e.g. freeway or motorway. The networks do not always include all such highways, or even all the major ones in the country.
Category for controlled-access highways. Typically called freeways, expressways, and motorways. For limited-access roads, see Category:Limited-access roads.
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 ...
Controlled-access highways in Thailand (2 C, 3 P) Motorways in Tunisia (5 P) U. Motorways in the United Kingdom (8 C, 2 P) Freeways in the United States (15 C, 153 P) V.
Also included is additional data on the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic. Unless otherwise noted, the data is from the United States's Central Intelligence Agency. [1] * indicates Roads in Country/Territory links.
Highway 11 / Highway 17 / Highway 61 / TCH: Fort William Rd [9] Hanlon Expressway (Highway 6 / Highway 7) Guelph: Woodlawn Rd W Highway 401: A few interchanges throughout the road. Planned to be upgraded to a fully controlled-access highway. [10] [11] Highway 26: Clearview
Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee is a controlled-access highway managed by right-of-way fencing and other access management protocol. Access management, also known as access control, when used in the context of traffic and traffic engineering, generally refers to the regulation of interchanges, intersections, driveways and median openings to a roadway.