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Types of road

January 01, 1970

Main article: Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been surfaced or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse. Roads have been adapted to a large range of structures and types in order to achieve a common goal of transportation under a large and wide range of conditions. The specific purpose, mode of transport, material[1][2] and location of a road determine the characteristics it must have in order to maximize its usefulness. Following is one classification scheme.

Asphalt road in Norway

Taxonomy of Road edit

Marohn distinguishes between roads that are designed for mobility which he terms "roads" and those that function to "build a place", build community wealth and provide access to land. He argues the value of a road in terms of both community wealth and mobility is maximised when the road speed is either low or high, but not at midpoints such as 45mph. He refers to this low-value midpoint of speed and land access as a stroad.[3]: 69 

Types of roads edit

See also: List of road types by features, Hierarchy of roads, Road § Terminology, and List of longest ring roads

Lower capacity roads edit

 
Tree tunnel in Florida

Street edit

Main article: Street
See also: Street or road name § Street type designations, and Street suffix

Primitive roads edit

 
Hollow way on the side of La Meauffe, witness of the battle of the hedges in 1944)
Main article: Primitive road

Large roads edit

See also: Geography of toll roads
 
The A8 Autostrasse in Switzerland.
 
Autostrada A1 in Italy

Private roads edit

 
Glenbervie House driveway
See also: List of military roads

Intersecting roads edit

 
Roundabout

Material type edit

Roads also may be classified based on their pavement material types. For instance, the Long-Term Pavement Performance database includes more than 30 types of pavement types for roads in the US and Canada.[2][4][5] However, a more generic classification of roads based on material type is as follows.[5][6]

Other thoroughfares edit

Road types by features edit

In this list, roads names are used in different areas and the features of the roads varies. So this table address the differences in that usage when needed.

Name Country subdivision Access type Speed Cross traffic Divided Notes
2+1 road Ireland High No Yes
2+1 road North America High No Optional
2+1 road Sweden Junction (roundabout) High No Yes
2+2 road High No Yes Type of dual carriageway
Alley Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Arterial road High No Optional
Autobahn Germany Interchange High No Yes
Autocesta Interchange High No Yes
Autopista Interchange High No Yes
Autoroute Interchange High No Yes
Autoroute Canada Interchange High No Yes expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province
Autostrada Italy Interchange High No Yes
Autostrasse Interchange High No Yes
Autoestrada Portugal Interchange High No Yes
Avtomagistral (variously translated) Russia High Yes Designated so according to the communication importance; features vary
Boulevard Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Business route Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Collector/distributor road High No Optional
Cul-de-sac Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Distributor road High No Optional
Divided highway High No Optional
Driveway Uncontrolled Low Yes Optional
Dual carriageway Ireland intersection High Yes Yes
Dual carriageway Singapore intersection High Yes Yes
Dual carriageway UK Uncontrolled Any Yes Yes
Express-collector High No Optional
Expressway Partial Varies Limited Varies General definition
Expressway US Partial Varies Limited Yes General US definition[10]
Expressway Canada Interchange High No Yes expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province
Farm-to-market road High No usually a state highway or county highway
Freeway US Interchange High No Yes
Freeway Canada Interchange High No Yes expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province
Frontage road Argentina Partial Low Yes No
Frontage road China Partial Low Yes No know locally as service roads or auxiliary roads
Frontage road US Uncontrolled or Partial Low Yes No Can be one way roads with opposing directions on either side of the adjoining freeway
High-quality dual carriageway Interchange High No Yes
Highway High No Optional
Lane Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Link road High No Optional
Motorway Interchange High No Yes
Parkway High No Optional
Provincial road Italy Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Provincial road Netherlands Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Provincial road South Africa Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Provincial road Turkey Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Regional road Ireland Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Regional road Italy Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Road Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Semi-highway Interchange High No Yes
Single carriageway Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Street Uncontrolled Low Yes No
Superhighway Interchange High No Yes
Super two High No Optional
Thruway Interchange High No Yes
Two-lane expressway High Yes No

Notes edit

  • Access type
    • Interchange - access limited to grade-separated interchanges
    • Junction (roundabout) - access limited to major roads via a roundabout
    • Partial - Limited access
    • Uncontrolled - no control of access
  • Speed
    • Any - Used in all types of applications
    • Low - Low-speed
    • High - High-Speed
  • Cross traffic
  • Divided
    • Yes
    • No
    • Some - some sections may be divided

References edit

  1. ^ Piryonesi, Sayed Madeh (November 2019). Piryonesi, S. M. (2019). The Application of Data Analytics to Asset Management: Deterioration and Climate Change Adaptation in Ontario Roads (Doctoral dissertation) (Thesis).
  2. ^ a b Elkins, G.E., Schmalzer, P., Thompson, T., and Simpson, A. 2003. Long-Term Pavement Performance Information Management System Pavement Performance Database User Reference Guide.
  3. ^ Marohn, Charles L. Jr. (2021). Confessions of a recovering engineer: transportation for a strong town (1st ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-119-69929-3. OCLC 1253442641.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Piryonesi, S. M.; El-Diraby, T. E. (2020) [Published online: December 21, 2019]. "Data Analytics in Asset Management: Cost-Effective Prediction of the Pavement Condition Index". Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 26 (1): 04019036. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000512. S2CID 213782055.
  5. ^ a b Piryonesi, Sayed Madeh (November 2019). Piryonesi, S. M. (2019). The Application of Data Analytics to Asset Management: Deterioration and Climate Change Adaptation in Ontario Roads (Doctoral dissertation) (Thesis).
  6. ^ Way, N.C., Beach, P., and Materials, P. 2015. ASTM D 6433–07: Standard Practice for Roads and Parking Lots Pavement Condition Index Surveys.
  7. ^ "9 Types of Roads in civil Engineering and Construction". 2 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Properties of bituminous materials and Uses, Chemical composition". 9 October 2020.
  9. ^ "shunpike". Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. Retrieved 15 May 2019. A side road taken, instead of a turnpike or expressway, to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.
  10. ^ Section 1A.13, Paragraph 27, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003 ed., rev. 1.[1]

External links edit

  • "C1 Street Suffix Abbreviations". USPS.com. USPS. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

January 01, 1970
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Main article Road A road is a thoroughfare route or way on land between two places that has been surfaced or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance including a motor vehicle cart bicycle or horse Roads have been adapted to a large range of structures and types in order to achieve a common goal of transportation under a large and wide range of conditions The specific purpose mode of transport material 1 2 and location of a road determine the characteristics it must have in order to maximize its usefulness Following is one classification scheme Asphalt road in Norway Contents 1 Taxonomy of Road 2 Types of roads 2 1 Lower capacity roads 2 1 1 Street 2 1 2 Primitive roads 2 2 Large roads 2 3 Private roads 2 4 Intersecting roads 2 5 Material type 2 6 Other thoroughfares 3 Road types by features 3 1 Notes 4 References 5 External linksTaxonomy of Road editMarohn distinguishes between roads that are designed for mobility which he terms roads and those that function to build a place build community wealth and provide access to land He argues the value of a road in terms of both community wealth and mobility is maximised when the road speed is either low or high but not at midpoints such as 45mph He refers to this low value midpoint of speed and land access as a stroad 3 69 Types of roads editSee also List of road types by features Hierarchy of roads Road Terminology and List of longest ring roads This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items May 2019 Lower capacity roads edit nbsp Tree tunnel in Florida Alley Street Avenue B road disambiguation Brick Road Boulevard Bundesstrasse Byway Causeway Circle Collector road Corniche Close Crescent Court Cul de sac Dead end street Drive Frontage road Gemeindestrasse Highway Kreisstrasse Lane Landesstrasse Living street Loop One way street Path Place Plaza Road Roundabout Also see intersecting roadways Route Side road Single carriageway Stravenue Terrace Tree tunnel Way Woonerf Street edit Main article Street See also Street or road name Street type designations and Street suffix Primitive roads edit nbsp Hollow way on the side of La Meauffe witness of the battle of the hedges in 1944 Main article Primitive road Agricultural road Backroad Dirt road Forest road Gravel road Green lane Historic roads and trails Ice road Roman roads Sunken lane Large roads edit See also Geography of toll roads nbsp The A8 Autostrasse in Switzerland Higher capacity roads sometimes with medians 2 1 road 2 2 road Arterial road Autostrasse Dual carriageway Expressway Local express lanes Farm to Market Road Parkway Beltway Reversible lane Trunk road Turnpike nbsp Autostrada A1 in Italy Expressways Limited access roads and grade separated highways Autobahn Auto estrada Autopista Autostrada Controlled access highway Freeway High quality dual carriageway HQDC Interstate Highway Limited access highway Motorway Super two Private roads edit nbsp Glenbervie House driveway See also List of military roads Driveway Gated community Military road Private highway Private road Intersecting roads edit nbsp Roundabout Connector Interchange Intersection Level junction Level crossing Road diet Roundabout Material type edit Roads also may be classified based on their pavement material types For instance the Long Term Pavement Performance database includes more than 30 types of pavement types for roads in the US and Canada 2 4 5 However a more generic classification of roads based on material type is as follows 5 6 Concrete roads Asphalt roads Gravel roads Earthen roads 7 Murrum roads Kankar roads Bituminous roads 8 Other thoroughfares edit Bascule bridge Bus lane Canal Carpool lane Cycle track Cycling infrastructure Flight deck Footpath also pedestrian way walking trail nature trail Free market roads National roads Native American Indian route Paper street Race track Runway Stroad Shunpike 9 Wildlife crossingRoad types by features editIn this list roads names are used in different areas and the features of the roads varies So this table address the differences in that usage when needed Name Country subdivision Access type Speed Cross traffic Divided Notes 2 1 road Ireland High No Yes 2 1 road North America High No Optional 2 1 road Sweden Junction roundabout High No Yes 2 2 road High No Yes Type of dual carriageway Alley Uncontrolled Low Yes No Arterial road High No Optional Autobahn Germany Interchange High No Yes Autocesta Interchange High No Yes Autopista Interchange High No Yes Autoroute Interchange High No Yes Autoroute Canada Interchange High No Yes expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province Autostrada Italy Interchange High No Yes Autostrasse Interchange High No Yes Autoestrada Portugal Interchange High No Yes Avtomagistral variously translated Russia High Yes Designated so according to the communication importance features vary Boulevard Uncontrolled Low Yes No Business route Uncontrolled Low Yes No Collector distributor road High No Optional Cul de sac Uncontrolled Low Yes No Distributor road High No Optional Divided highway High No Optional Driveway Uncontrolled Low Yes Optional Dual carriageway Ireland intersection High Yes Yes Dual carriageway Singapore intersection High Yes Yes Dual carriageway UK Uncontrolled Any Yes Yes Express collector High No Optional Expressway Partial Varies Limited Varies General definition Expressway US Partial Varies Limited Yes General US definition 10 Expressway Canada Interchange High No Yes expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province Farm to market road High No usually a state highway or county highway Freeway US Interchange High No Yes Freeway Canada Interchange High No Yes expressway is synonymous with freeway or autoroute depending on the province Frontage road Argentina Partial Low Yes No Frontage road China Partial Low Yes No know locally as service roads or auxiliary roads Frontage road US Uncontrolled or Partial Low Yes No Can be one way roads with opposing directions on either side of the adjoining freeway High quality dual carriageway Interchange High No Yes Highway High No Optional Lane Uncontrolled Low Yes No Link road High No Optional Motorway Interchange High No Yes Parkway High No Optional Provincial road Italy Uncontrolled Low Yes No Provincial road Netherlands Uncontrolled Low Yes No Provincial road South Africa Uncontrolled Low Yes No Provincial road Turkey Uncontrolled Low Yes No Regional road Ireland Uncontrolled Low Yes No Regional road Italy Uncontrolled Low Yes No Road Uncontrolled Low Yes No Semi highway Interchange High No Yes Single carriageway Uncontrolled Low Yes No Street Uncontrolled Low Yes No Superhighway Interchange High No Yes Super two High No Optional Thruway Interchange High No Yes Two lane expressway High Yes No Notes edit Access type Interchange access limited to grade separated interchanges Junction roundabout access limited to major roads via a roundabout Partial Limited access Uncontrolled no control of access Speed Any Used in all types of applications Low Low speed High High Speed Cross traffic Yes cross traffic allowed at grade without a traffic light Intersections at grade with a traffic signal No no cross traffic Divided Yes No Some some sections may be dividedReferences edit Piryonesi Sayed Madeh November 2019 Piryonesi S M 2019 The Application of Data Analytics to Asset Management Deterioration and Climate Change Adaptation in Ontario Roads Doctoral dissertation Thesis a b Elkins G E Schmalzer P Thompson T and Simpson A 2003 Long Term Pavement Performance Information Management System Pavement Performance Database User Reference Guide Marohn Charles L Jr 2021 Confessions of a recovering engineer transportation for a strong town 1st ed Hoboken New Jersey ISBN 978 1 119 69929 3 OCLC 1253442641 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Piryonesi S M El Diraby T E 2020 Published online December 21 2019 Data Analytics in Asset Management Cost Effective Prediction of the Pavement Condition Index Journal of Infrastructure Systems 26 1 04019036 doi 10 1061 ASCE IS 1943 555X 0000512 S2CID 213782055 a b Piryonesi Sayed Madeh November 2019 Piryonesi S M 2019 The Application of Data Analytics to Asset Management Deterioration and Climate Change Adaptation in Ontario Roads Doctoral dissertation Thesis Way N C Beach P and Materials P 2015 ASTM D 6433 07 Standard Practice for Roads and Parking Lots Pavement Condition Index Surveys 9 Types of Roads in civil Engineering and Construction 2 October 2020 Properties of bituminous materials and Uses Chemical composition 9 October 2020 shunpike Dictionary com Dictionary com LLC Retrieved 15 May 2019 A side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace Section 1A 13 Paragraph 27 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2003 ed rev 1 1 External links edit C1 Street Suffix Abbreviations USPS com USPS Retrieved 15 May 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Types of road amp oldid 1219071531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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