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Term of the Road Dictionary

road with limited access

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Types of Road
  • Definition : Road to which there is access only at a limited number of places. Note: in the United Kingdom, this type of road may or may not be defined by a special regulation. Thus there is no total correspondence between the English translation and the French expression.
  • Synonyms : express road / expressway (US)

anbaufreie Straße

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenarten
  • Definition : Straße, bei der die Zufahrt nur an definierten Stellen möglich ist. Angrenzende Geländestreifen sind in bestimmter Breite nicht bebaut, angrenzende Grundstücke haben keine Zufahrt zur Straße. Sie dient in der Regel dem schnellen Verkehr. Eine Kraftfahrstraße ist nur motorisierten, schnell fahrenden Fahrzeugen vorbehalten.
  • Synonyms : Schnellverkehrsstraße / Schnellstraße (AT)