highway networks
Connected major roads
Highway networks are systems of interconnected major roads designed for long-distance and high-speed travel.
The term applies both to physical infrastructure—interstate highways, motorways, and their interchanges—and to the abstract concept of how these routes connect regions: The highway network links all major cities in the country.
In machine learning, highway networks are neural network architectures that use gating mechanisms to allow information to flow more easily across many layers.
- interstate systemNational highway infrastructure
- expresswaysHigh-speed limited-access roads
- interchangesReciprocal substitutions or swaps
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- roadwaysPaved vehicle passages
traffic control · exit · cloverleaf · guardrail · signage · noise barriers · tunnels · wildlife corridors · urban planning · overpass · toll booths · rest stops · merge · traffic · rush hour · ramp · shoulder · rumble strips
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- international cooperationtreaties, trade blocs, trade deals, defense alliances, alliances
highway networksresidential streets
Roads lined with homes
side streets · back roads · alleyways · country lanes · cul-de-sacs
highway networksrail networks
Connected train route systems
railway systems · waterways · canal systems · shipping lanes · air routes