ring road
City-circling highway
A ring road is a highway that encircles a city, allowing traffic to bypass the urban center or move between suburbs without passing through downtown.
Common in British usage; Americans more often say beltway or loop: We took the ring road to avoid city traffic.
Curve closing on itself
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- beltwayHighway encircling a city
- orbitalRevolving around another
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
encircle · perimeter · annular · girdle · circular route · continuous loop · full circle · wraparound
High-speed divided highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
- dual carriagewayRoad separating opposing traffic
interchange · junction · overpass · underpass · flyover · exit ramp · entrance ramp · toll plaza
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- commuteRegular work travel
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
gridlock · flow · merge · weaving · speed limit · traffic volume · peak hours · queuing
Alternate path around obstruction
- diversionRedirection of attention
- alternative routeSecondary path available
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- rat runTraffic-avoiding residential route
Sectioning areas by use
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- developmentProgress toward maturity
land use · decentralization · park and ride · transit hub · accessibility · connectivity
loop
Curve closing on itself
circumference · encircle · perimeter · annular · girdle · circular route · continuous loop · full circle · wraparound
motorway
High-speed divided highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- carriagewayVehicle portion of road
dual carriageway · interchange · junction · overpass · underpass · flyover · exit ramp · entrance ramp · toll plaza · service area
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- commuteRegular work travel
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
tailback · gridlock · flow · merge · weaving · speed limit · traffic volume · peak hours · queuing · contraflow
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
- diversionRedirection of attention
- alternative routeSecondary path available
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
development · land use · decentralization · park and ride · transit hub · accessibility · connectivity
- Indian Roadsmarg, path, lane, Church Street, Park Street
- alternate routesbypass, detour, alternate route, reroute, diversion
- circular routesloop, circuit, beltway, orbit, lap
- expresswaysexpressway, freeway, highway, interstate, motorway
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
- roadshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, motorway
ring roaddirect route
Straightest path available
shortcut · arterial road · beeline · expressway · thoroughfare
ring, road, roads, roundabout, roadway, ringlet, ring roads