highway divider

Central road barrier

A highway divider is a barrier or strip separating lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions.

Dividers range from painted lines to concrete barriers to landscaped medians.

Their purpose is preventing head-on collisions: The car crossed the highway divider and struck an oncoming truck.

Related

jersey barrier · lane · centerline · lane marker · double yellow · rumble strip · cable · steel · separation · traffic · pavement · asphalt · merge · shoulder · bollard · crash · head-on collision · safety feature

Opposites
traffic separation vs. traffic merging

highway dividermerge lane

Traffic entry corridor

on-ramp · off-ramp · interchange · crossover · junction

barrier vs. opening

highway dividergap

Unfilled space between

opening · passage · access point · cut-through · break

physical barrier vs. surface marking

highway dividerlane marking

Painted traffic guidance lines

road stripe · dashed line

Family

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