Frontage road
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A frontage road is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. Where parallel high-speed roads are provided as part of a major highway, these are also known as local lanes. S
A frontage road for I-49/US 71 (a freeway) near Carthage, Missouri. The frontage road (called an "outer road" in Missouri) is former U.S. Route 71 Alternate.
Service Lane on Bangalore elevated tollway on Tumkur Road, Bangalore.
A frontage road for Texas State Highway 183 (Airport Freeway) in Irving, Texas
Controlled-access highway
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A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway
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…highways for affected landowners; otherwise, the state would have needed to pay them a higher price for cutting off access to their land. Most Texas freeways have service roads on both sides. In urban and suburban areas, the traffic typically travels one-way, in the direction of the adjacent freeway. Most…
The cloverleaf interchange between US 131, M-6 and 68th Street in Cutlerville, Michigan, United States, shows many of the features of controlled-access highways: entry and exit ramps, median strips for opposing traffic, no at-grade intersections and no direct access to properties.
Typical overhead signage on Ontario's King's Highway network featuring an airport pictogram, distances to upcoming interchanges, and lane guidance. These signs have a blue background rather than the usual green to denote the local-express lanes.
An aerial view of Finnish national road 3 (E12), a motorway between Tampere and Helsinki in Finland
Autostrada A1 (E35/E45) runs through Italy linking some of the largest cities of the country: Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples