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BELT HIGHWAY [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Road Networks
DEF

A highway around an urban area to enable traffic to avoid a town centre.

OBS

beltway; ring road; belt highway: terms and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Route urbaine à caractère tangentiel reliant des routes radiales entre elles [et qui] a pour but de détourner la circulation du centre de la ville.

OBS

route de ceinture : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreteras
  • Redes viales
DEF

Vía urbana que rodea una ciudad o una parte definida de una ciudad, y que une a las vías radiales que confluyen en ella.

OBS

Tiene por objeto desviar la circulación del centro urbano.

OBS

cinturón; circunvalación; vía de circunvalación: términos, definición y observación propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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