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  2. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    On the controlled-access highway, opposing directions of travel are generally separated by a median strip or central reservation containing a traffic barrier or grass. Elimination of conflicts with other directions of traffic dramatically improves safety, [2] while increasing traffic capacity and speed.

  3. List of gaps in Interstate Highways - Wikipedia

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    (The routing is similar for traffic following I-70 in the opposite direction: traffic traveling north on I-70 must exit and travel a short distance on US 30 in order to continue west on I-70/I-76 or to enter the Pennsylvania Turnpike.) This is one of very few instances of traffic lights on an Interstate. There was formerly a sign of a policeman ...

  4. Interstate Highway standards - Wikipedia

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    An exit walkway 4 feet (120 cm) wide is also required, which should either be elevated or separated from the roadway with a barrier. In addition, access for emergency responders needs to be accommodated. The minimum vertical clearance is the same as it is under bridges. Markings: All road markings should be retroreflective.

  5. Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    California's "Basic Speed Law", [18] part of the California Vehicle Code, defines the maximum speed at which a car may travel as a "reasonable and prudent" speed, given road conditions. The reasonable speed may be lower than the posted speed limit in conditions such as gravel—thus limiting the Assured Clear Distance Ahead (ACDA).

  6. Limited-access road - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Memorial Parkway in London, Ontario is a modern at-grade limited-access road with intersections. A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, and partial controlled-access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway ...

  7. Palisades Interstate Parkway - Wikipedia

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    The Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) is a 38.25-mile (61.56 km) controlled-access parkway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York.The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey.

  8. Interstate 494 - Wikipedia

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    The first exit west of the river is exit 1A, which grants access to eastbound Minnesota State Highway 5 (MN 5) and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. The most significant landmark on the length of I-494 is Mall of America , just south of the intersection of I-494 and MN 77 .

  9. U.S. Route 75 in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Northbound entrance includes direct exit ramp onto 15th Street (exit 29) Plano: 16.5: 26.6: 29: Park Boulevard, 15th Street: No northbound exit; access to Medical Center of Plano; 15th Street is former FM 544: 17.6: 28.3: 30: Parker Road: Access to Parker Road station: 18.8: 30.3: 31: Spring Creek Parkway: Southbound access via exit 32: 20.1: ...