cloverleaf

Looping road junction

A cloverleaf is a highway interchange where two roads cross at different levels, with curving ramps that form a shape resembling a four-leaf clover when viewed from above.

Traffic flows continuously without stopping, looping around to change direction or merge onto the crossing road.

Take the cloverleaf onto the interstate.

The word also describes the shape itself: a cloverleaf pattern, a cloverleaf roll.

interchange

highway

Major road for travel

ramp · exit · entrance · merge · loop · junction · traffic · motorway · flyover · infrastructure

shape

loop

Curve closing on itself

logo · emblem · motif · geometric · stylized · decorative · design · Celtic · ornamental · badge

luck

shamrock

Three-leafed Irish emblem

lucky · talisman · superstition · omen · serendipity · prosperity · auspicious · horseshoe · rabbit's foot · blessing

plant

shamrock

Three-leafed Irish emblem

  • legumePod-producing plant family
  • meadowGrassy field for grazing
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock

lawn · groundcover · foliage · greenery · herbaceous · pollination · perennial · leaflet · wildflower

driving

exit

Way to leave

  • mergeCombine into unity
  • rampSloped connecting surface
  • laneDesignated travel strip

traffic · navigation · signal · yield · accelerate · decelerate · detour · speed · roundabout · weaving

Categories
Opposites
intersection design

cloverleaffour-way stop

Intersection with universal halt

traffic light · T-intersection · crossroads · level crossing · grade crossing

traffic flow philosophy

cloverleaftraffic signal

Intersection light system

red light · pedestrian crossing · dead end · cul-de-sac · roadblock

Family

cloverleaves, cloverleafs

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G