Sep 2, 2015 · A two-lane road is the simplest road possible - no central dividing of the traffic, other than for a dotted line - just one 'lane' in each direction. But in Britain it is usually called a single-carriageway road. In Britain this is a single-carriageway road: It is also what I would call a two-lane road. This is a two-lane dual carriageway

Feb 8, 2017 · A passing lane (North American English) or overtaking lane (British, Irish and Australian English) is the lane on a multi-lane highway or motorway closest to the center of the road (the central reservation). In some countries, lanes are described as being on the 'inside' or the 'outside' of a road - which one the passing lane is varies.

bike lane: A portion of a roadway that is primarily used by motor vehicles that has been set aside for bicycles. bike path: A paved area for bicycles, not part of a "regular" motor-vehicle road. bike trail: An unpaved area for bicycles. I don't think I've ever heard "bikeway", "bike route", or …

Jun 2, 2015 · A gore, gore point, or gore zone is a triangular piece of land found where roads or rivers merge or split. When two roads merge, the area is sometimes referred to as a merge nose. Gores on freeways in the United States and Canada are frequently marked with stripes or chevrons at both entrance and exit ramps.

The answer to your question largely depends upon the context. If you mean the land on which the highway passes through, this is known as a right of way.

Jan 26, 2015 · A road, street, lane, or path forming a communication between two other roads or streets, or between two places; a public way unobstructed and open at both ends; esp. a main road or street, a highway. [OED] [Sense 1b is marked obsolete.]

chare: Local name for a narrow lane, alley, or wynd, in Newcastle and some neighbouring towns; also for some country lanes and field tracks, e.g. the three which converge at Chare ends, by the landing-place on Holy Island. estrade: In the Brazilian rubber trade, a winding path or road connecting a series of trees. Also in Fr. form estrade.

Jul 30, 2012 · The same technique is used in transition areas from high to low speed (like a highway exit) or where two lanes of high-speed traffic will be merging, that kinda thing where you want people to be awake. A sample can be seen here, clearly showing the raised paint goop. They're called, logically enough, 'audible lines', and are best defined as:

Dec 31, 2015 · Here in Minnesota the most significant term of the above is "black ice". This term describes what you get when a thin layer of ice coats a relatively smooth asphalt or concrete roadway, so thin that the ice doesn't quite fill in all the voids in the paving material. That is, there are still some bits of paving material projecting above the ice.

Apr 7, 2016 · Normal Crown is an easy concept. A crown. A peak. The roadway slopes to either side. When a roadway enters a curve there must be a transition to where at the "center" of the curve the cross-slope is equal on both sides of the centerline, giving one long continuous slope from edge of pavement to edge of pavement. For example ...