arterial road
Major traffic artery
An arterial road is a high-capacity road designed to carry traffic between major destinations, connecting highways to local streets.
Arterials typically have multiple lanes, higher speed limits, and fewer access points than neighborhood roads: The arterial road was clogged during rush hour.
Often shortened to just arterial.
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- highwayMajor road for travel
- divided highwayRoad with separated lanes
- thoroughfareMain public road
route · bypass · dual carriageway · beltway · motorway · boulevard · turnpike · parkway · city streets · commuter route · interchange · pavement · urban sprawl · high street · honking · interstate · traffic congestion · lanes
- roadshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, motorway
- roadwayshighway, freeway, expressway, motorway, interstate
- urban planningcity planning, zoning map, master plans, zones, zoning reform
- street typesboulevard, cul-de-sac, dead-end, avenue, alley
- alternate routesbypass, detour, alternate route, reroute, diversion
- expresswaysexpressway, freeway, highway, interstate, motorway
arterial roadresidential street
Road through a neighborhood
local road · side street · cul-de-sac · back street · lane
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