carriageway
Road's driving surface
A carriageway is a road or the part of a road used by vehicles.
In British English, a dual carriageway has lanes separated by a central barrier—equivalent to American "divided highway." A single carriageway lacks this division.
The term appears mainly in British traffic signage and road terminology.
Petroleum-based paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- pavementHard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
surface · roadbed · subgrade · drainage · culvert · kerb · shoulder · central reservation
High-speed divided highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- arterialOf major vessels
- thoroughfareMain public road
trunk road · bypass · ring road · slip road · A-road · B-road · clearway · main road
Reciprocal transfer between parties
- junctionPoint where things meet
- slip roadHighway entry lane
- on-rampHighway entry lane
- off-rampHighway exit road
flyover · overpass · underpass · roundabout · diverge · merge · gore · cloverleaf
Painted guides on pavement
- white linesPainted lane dividers
- stripingCreating linear patterns
- overtaking laneLane for faster vehicles
- inside laneTrack's innermost racing strip
outside lane · fast lane · slow lane · median · divider · hatching · chevrons · rumble strips
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
flow · volume · speed limit · variable speed · contraflow · roadworks · lane closure · traffic calming
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
bitumen · surface · roadbed · subgrade · drainage · culvert · kerb · shoulder · central reservation · crash barrier
motorway
High-speed divided highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- arterialOf major vessels
thoroughfare · trunk road · bypass · ring road · slip road · A-road · B-road · clearway · main road · autobahn
interchange
Reciprocal transfer between parties
off-ramp · flyover · overpass · underpass · roundabout · diverge · merge · gore · cloverleaf
lane markings
Painted guides on pavement
- white linesPainted lane dividers
- stripingCreating linear patterns
- overtaking laneLane for faster vehicles
inside lane · outside lane · fast lane · slow lane · median · divider · hatching · chevrons · rumble strips · cat's eyes
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
bumper-to-bumper · flow · volume · speed limit · variable speed · contraflow · roadworks · lane closure · traffic calming · speed camera
- highwayshighways, freeway, freeways, expressway, interstate
- roadshighways, road, freeway, roads, freeways
- roadwaysfreeway, expressway, motorway, interstate, main road
- waysroadway, walkway, driveway, hallway, doorway
- plantationcotton field, sugar cane, tobacco barn, slave quarters, overseer
- Creole architectureshotgun house, French Quarter, wrought iron, galleries, louvered shutters