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arterial road [1 record]

Record 1 2007-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
DEF

A moderate or high-capacity road which carries large volumes of traffic between areas in urban centres.

CONT

Arterial roads ... link up to expressways and freeways with interchanges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
CONT

Les artères ou voies artérielles ont pour objet la communication entre quartiers ou zones, sans accès réservés, où la circulation est réglementée par des feux tricolores.

OBS

Parmi les voies artérielles figurent celles traditionnellement dénommées «avenues» [...] et les boulevards [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
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