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URBAN FREEWAY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Freeways and Expressways
- Road Networks
- Urban Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- urban freeway
1, record 1, English, urban%20freeway
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- urban expressway 2, record 1, English, urban%20expressway
correct
- urban motorway 3, record 1, English, urban%20motorway
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Urban freeways are intended to accommodate heavy volumes of traffic moving at high speeds under free-flowing conditions. Urban freeways connect major points of traffic generation and may serve as urban extensions of principal rural highways. Uninterrupted flow condition can only be provided by grade-separated crossings and interchanges. Parking and pedestrian access are prohibited. Urban freeways are directly connected to intersecting or adjacent freeways and to most intersecting or adjacent arterial streets. 1, record 1, English, - urban%20freeway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
urban motorway: term proposed by the World Road Association. 4, record 1, English, - urban%20freeway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Autoroutes et voies rapides
- Réseaux routiers
- Aménagement urbain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autoroute urbaine
1, record 1, French, autoroute%20urbaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Route à accès limité avec échangeurs étagés, qui assure les mouvements de longue distance à l'intérieur d'une ville, entre la ville et ses environs, entre la ville et d'autres régions, ou qui traverse la ville (où une voie de contournement n'existe pas). 2, record 1, French, - autoroute%20urbaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle est raccordée uniquement aux artères de la ville. L'autoroute urbaine devient souvent une route régionale [...] assurant ainsi le lien entre les réseaux urbains et ruraux. 2, record 1, French, - autoroute%20urbaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
autoroute urbaine : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 3, record 1, French, - autoroute%20urbaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Autopistas y vías rápidas
- Redes viales
- Planificación urbana
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autopista urbana
1, record 1, Spanish, autopista%20urbana
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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