highway junction
Where highways meet
A highway junction is a point where two or more roads meet or cross, allowing traffic to move between them.
The term typically refers to major road intersections, especially those involving highways or motorways: Take the exit at the highway junction.
Junctions range from simple at-grade crossings to complex interchanges with ramps and overpasses.
- exit rampRoad leaving a highway
- off rampHighway exit route
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- rampSloped connecting surface
- merge laneTraffic entry corridor
interchange · converge · intersection · signage · guardrail · traffic signal · slip road · yield sign · crash barrier · median · signs · tollbooth · weigh station · service area · rest stop · expressway · spaghetti · lanes
- junctionsintersection, crossroads, node, nexus, confluence
- transit hubsairport, airport terminal, airports, train station, train stations
highway junctionstoplight
Intersection flow controller
traffic light · four-way stop · street corner · T-intersection · crossroads
highway junctionstraightaway
Without pause or hesitation
open road · long haul · dead end · cul-de-sac · straight shot