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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.
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.
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]
Grant McConachie Way is a three-to-six lane arterial route and thoroughfare in Richmond and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named for aviator Grant McConachie , it is the primary access road into Vancouver International Airport on Sea Island .
Italy Avenue (Spanish: Avenida Italia) is a major thoroughfare in Montevideo, Uruguay. Its name honors the country from whose immigrants about 40% of Uruguayans descend. [ 1 ] It runs almost parallel to Gral Rivera Avenue, the Rambla and Camino Carrasco, constituting the main arterial road of the city, since it connects with the network of ...
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.
College Street is a principal arterial thoroughfare in downtown Toronto, Canada, connecting former streetcar suburbs in the west with the city centre. The street is home to an ethnically diverse population in the western residential reaches, and institutions like the Ontario Legislature and the University of Toronto in the downtown core.
Between Bloor Street and York Mills Road, Mount Pleasant Road is the first major thoroughfare east of Yonge Street, the centreline of Toronto. It is classified by the city as a "major arterial", [4] with a speed limit of 50 km/h (31 mph) in most places (40km/h above lawrence). The road is 7.6 km (4.7 mi) in length.