motorway junction

Road network node

A motorway junction is a point where a motorway intersects with another road, allowing vehicles to enter or exit the motorway via slip roads or ramps.

In British usage, junctions are typically numbered sequentially along the motorway, making them useful reference points for navigation and traffic reports: Take the M25 and exit at junction 15.

The term is primarily British; Americans would say highway exit or interchange.

Related

cloverleaf · merge · lane · lane closure · traffic · signs · flyover · underpass · turnoff · concrete · barriers · lorries · services · service station · queuing · weaving · indicator · filter

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traffic control type

motorway junctiontraffic light

Road signal device

traffic signal · stoplight · four-way stop · level crossing · pedestrian crossing

road continuity

motorway junctiondead end

Passage without outlet

cul-de-sac · no through road · blind alley

road hierarchy

motorway junctioncountry lane

Narrow rural thoroughfare

back road · residential street · dirt road · unpaved road · footpath

Family

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G