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Limited-access road

For roads with an uninterrupted flow of traffic, commonly referred to as a motorway or freeway, see Controlled-access highway.
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 (also known as a freeway or motorway), including limited or no access to adjacent property, some degree of separation of opposing traffic flow, use of grade separated interchanges to some extent, prohibition of slow modes of transport, such as bicycles, horse-drawn vehicles or ridden horses, or self-propelled agricultural machines; and very few or no intersecting cross-streets or level crossings. The degree of isolation from local traffic allowed varies between countries and regions. The precise definition of these terms varies by jurisdiction.[1]

California State Route 1 is shown with parallel service roads for local traffic in the Aptos area.
(Map source: OpenStreetMap)
  1. ^ Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 1A.13 Definitions of Words and Phrases in This Manual: "Expressway—a divided highway with partial control of access." and "Freeway—a divided highway with full control of access."

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