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  2. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    See bike freeway. Fire engine, fire truck, or fire lorry A road vehicle (usually a truck) that functions as a firefighting apparatus. Flagger or flagman. See traffic guard. Freeway. See controlled-access highway. Frontage road, access road, service road, or parallel road A local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road.

  3. Street suffix - Wikipedia

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    Freeway (Fwy) Express, multi-lane highway, with limited or controlled access. Garden (Grdn) Often a short, enclosed roadway. Gardens (Grdns) Often a short, enclosed roadway. Glade (Glde) Roadway usually in a valley of trees. Grange (Gra) Roadway leading to a country estate, or focal point, public open space, shopping area etc.

  4. Frontage road - Wikipedia

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    A frontage road for I-49/US 71 (a freeway) near Carthage, Missouri. The frontage road (called an "outer road" in Missouri) is former U.S. Route 71 Alternate. A second frontage road on the opposite side of the freeway is visible and was built during construction of the freeway. Illustration of a Frontage Road Interchange.

  5. Controlled-access highway - Wikipedia

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    Freeway: A divided major roadway with full control of access and with no crossings at grade. This definition applies to toll as well as toll-free roads. Freeway A: This designates roadways with greater visual complexity and high traffic volumes. Usually this type of freeway will be found in metropolitan areas in or near the central core and ...

  6. Interchange (road) - Wikipedia

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    Freeway junction, highway interchange (NA), or motorway junction (UK) A type of road junction linking one controlled-access highway (freeway or motorway) facility to another, to other roads, or to a rest area or motorway service area. Junctions and interchanges are often (but not always) numbered either sequentially, or by distance from one ...

  7. Route number - Wikipedia

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    A route (or road) number, designation or abbreviation is an identifying numeric (or alphanumeric) designation assigned by a highway authority to a particular stretch of roadway to distinguish it from other routes and, in many cases, also to indicate its classification (e.g. motorway, primary route, regional road, etc.), general geographical location (in zonal numbering systems) and/or ...

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    1. Launch AOL Desktop Gold. 2. On the sign on screen, click the small arrow pointing down. 3. Click Add Username. 4. Type in another username and click Continue.Enter your password in the window that appears.

  9. Wikipedia : Naming conventions (U.S. state and territory ...

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    The following are systems of state highways maintained and numbered by each U.S. state, territory or district. The naming conventions listed below may be supplemented by guidelines of individual state highway task forces under the U.S. Roads WikiProject (please see WP:USRD/SUB for a list).