highway network
Interconnected major routes
A highway network is a system of interconnected major roads, typically designed for high-speed travel across regions or countries.
The term emphasizes how individual highways link together to form a unified transportation infrastructure: The interstate highway network connects all major U.S. cities.
In computing, it sometimes appears as a metaphor for data routing systems.
- roadwaysPaved vehicle passages
- guardrailsProtective edge barriers
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- carpool laneMulti-occupant vehicle roadway
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
interchanges · exit ramp · motorway · traffic control · toll systems · medians · tunnels · urban planning · civil engineering · signage · speed limit · road maintenance · weigh stations · truck stop · wildlife corridors · urban sprawl · rush hour · scenic byway
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
highway networkresidential streets
Roads lined with homes
back roads · side streets · country lanes · cul-de-sacs · alleyways
highway networkrail network
Connected train lines
canal system · shipping lanes · subway system · airline routes · pedestrian paths