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  2. Traffic island - Wikipedia

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    A traffic island is a solid or painted object in a road that channels traffic. It can also be a narrow strip of island between roads that intersect at an acute angle. If the island uses road markings only, without raised curbs or other physical obstructions, it is called a painted island or (especially in the UK) ghost island.

  3. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Country lane A narrow road in the countryside. County highway, county road, or county route A road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department. Couplet. See one-way pair. Crossbuck A traffic sign used to indicate a level railway crossing.

  4. Spreuerhofstraße - Wikipedia

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    Parliament Street, Exeter: A narrow street in the United Kingdom (64 centimetres). Fan Tan Alley: A narrow street in Victoria, Canada (90 centimetres). Mårten Trotzigs Gränd: A narrow street in Stockholm, Sweden (90 centimetres). Ulica Stjepana Konzula Istranina: A narrow street in Porec, Istria Croatia, (100 cm).

  5. Country lane - Wikipedia

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    A country lane is a narrow road in the countryside. In North America and Australia, the term "lane" also may refer to rear access roads which act as a secondary vehicular network in cities and towns. Some towns and cities in Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the City of London , also name some minor streets and (often pedestrian ...

  6. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    Highway 431 near Rishon LeZion Ayalon Highway near Rokach Interchange. Controlled-access highways in Israel are designated by a blue color. Blue highways are completely grade-separated but may include bus stops and other elements that may slow down traffic on the right lane. Highway 6 is Israel's longest freeway.

  7. Alley - Wikipedia

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    An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road , or a path, walk, or avenue (French allée) in a park or garden. [1]

  8. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  9. List of gaps in Interstate Highways - Wikipedia

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    The highway returns to Interstate standard for about 50 miles until it reaches the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, which carries undivided lanes to the Canada–US border in the middle of the bridge, where I-75 terminates. The Thousand Islands Bridge, which carries I-81 over part of the Saint Lawrence River, is an undivided two-lane road.