T-junction

Road meets perpendicular

A T-junction is an intersection where one road ends by meeting another at a roughly perpendicular angle, forming a T shape.

The driver on the terminating road must turn left or right: Turn left at the T-junction.

The term applies similarly to intersecting pipes, corridors, or other pathways.

traffic

intersection

Point where paths meet

roadVehicle travel surface
crossroadsMeeting of routes
stop signRoadside traffic directive

yield · turning · left turn · right turn · priority · give way · collision · signpost · merge · approach

anatomy

branching

Splitting into separate directions

bifurcationDivision into two branches
perpendicularAt right angles
right angleExactly ninety degrees

stem · main line · tributary · fork · split · divergence · lateral · offshoot · spur · connection

piping

pipe fitting

Plumbing connector piece

plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
teeGolf ball support
connectorThing that joins others

coupling · manifold · valve · drainage · water main · PVC · copper · joint · branch line · flow

Categories

road featurescurve, bend, straightaway, stretch, interchange
T wordsT-bone, T-Rex, T-square, tee, T-bar
roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
UK roadsmotorways, M6, M4, A1, trunk road
street typesboulevard, cul-de-sac, dead-end, avenue, alley

Opposites

road intersection geometry

T-junctioncrossroads

Meeting of routes

roundabout · traffic circle · rotary · dead end · cul-de-sac

Family

junction, junctions, juncture, junctures, joining, jointing, conjoin, conjoined, conjoint

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G