expressway
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expressway
a motorway
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expressway
[ik′spres‚wā] (civil engineering)
A limited-access, high-speed, divided highway having grade separations at points of intersection with other roads. Also known as limited-access highway.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
When opened, they allow authorized vehicles to cross over the median of a
limited access highway, and, when closed, form a secure barrier.
In Connecticut, Governor Dannel Malloy issued a "ban on motor vehicle travel on
limited access highways" to free up emergency services traffic.
Florida's Turnpike includes more than 400 miles of
limited access highways in 16 counties.
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