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  2. Frontage road - Wikipedia

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    A two-way residential frontage road (left) parallel to a busy major highway Freeflowing frontage road. A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. A frontage road is often used to provide access to private ...

  3. Feeder road - Wikipedia

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    A feeder road may refer to: Frontage road, a road which runs parallel with high-speed roads, allowing easier access to local amenities; Spur (road), a short road which provides specific access to one place, such as a sports venue or major business hub; A secondary road which "feeds" traffic to main highways and freeways

  4. Types of road - Wikipedia

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    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. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...

  6. Road hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    strada locale (meaning local road) or type F road: urban or extra-urban road not belonging to the other types of roads; strada vicinale: is a privately owned road of local interest located outside the town centre. In Italy the local road is a de facto communication route built to access a series of plots of land, or generally to connect to a road.

  7. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    Expressways (known as "Gatimarg/गतिमार्ग", or "Speedways" in Hindi and other Indian languages) are the highest class of roads in India's road network and currently make up around 45,890 km (28,510 mi) of the National Highway System, with additional 21,637 km (13,445 mi) under various phases of implementation.

  8. Feeder - Wikipedia

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    Feeder, frontage road, or other small road eventually delivering traffic to a larger one Feeder line (disambiguation) , a peripheral route or branch from a main line or trunk line Aquarium fish feeder , an electric or electronic device that is designed to feed aquarium fish at regular intervals

  9. Road - Wikipedia

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    The definition of a road depends on the definition of a highway; there is no formal definition for a highway in the relevant Act. A 1984 ruling said "the land over which a public right of way exists is known as a highway; and although most highways have been made up into roads, and most easements of way exist over footpaths, the presence or ...