Types of road

Marohn distinguishes between roads that are designed for mobility which he terms "roads" and those that function to "build a place", build community wealth and provide access to land. He argues the value of a road in terms of both community wealth and mobility is maximised when the road speed is either low or high, but not at midpoints such as 45mph. He refers to this low-value midpoint of speed and land access as a stroad.{{Cite book |last=Marohn |first=Charles L. Jr. |title=Confessions of a recovering engineer: transportation for a strong town |date=2021 |isbn=978-1-119-69929-3 |edition=1st |location=Hoboken, New Jersey |oclc=1253442641}}{{Rp|page=69}}

{{See also|List of road types by features|Hierarchy of roads|Road#Terminology||List of longest ring roads}}

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• Alley
• Street
• Avenue
• B road (disambiguation)
• Brick Road
• Boulevard
• Bundesstraße
• Byway
• Causeway
• Circle
• Collector road
• Corniche
• Close
• Crescent
• Court
• Cul-de-sac / Dead end (street)
• Drive
• Frontage road
• Gemeindestraße
• Highway
• Kreisstraße
• Lane
• Landesstraße
• Living street
• Loop
• One-way street
• Path (disambiguation)
• Place
• Plaza
• Road
• Roundabout (Also see intersecting roadways)
• Route
• Side road
• Single carriageway
• Stravenue
• Terrace
• Tree tunnel
• Way
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• Agricultural road
• Backroad
• Dirt road
• Forest road
• Gravel road
• Green lane
• Historic roads and trails
• Ice road
• Roman roads
• Sunken lane

{{See also|Geography of toll roads}}

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Sometimes with medians.

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• 2+1 road
• 2+2 road
• Arterial road
• Autostrasse
• Dual carriageway
• Local-express lanes
• Farm to Market Road
• Parkway
• Beltway
• Reversible lane
• Trunk road
• Turnpike

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The term expressway includes limited-access roads and grade-separated highways.

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• Autobahn
• Auto-estrada
• Autopista
• Autostrada
• Freeway
• Interstate Highway
• Motorway

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{{See also|List of military roads}}

• Driveway
• Gated community
• Military road
• Private highway
• Private road

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• Connector
• Interchange
• Intersection
• Level junction
• Level crossing
• Road diet
• Roundabout

Roads also may be classified based on their pavement material types. For instance, the Long-Term Pavement Performance database includes more than 30 types of pavement types for roads in the US and Canada.{{Cite journal|last1=Piryonesi|first1=S. M.|last2=El-Diraby|first2=T. E.|date=2020|orig-date=Published online: December 21, 2019|title=Data Analytics in Asset Management: Cost-Effective Prediction of the Pavement Condition Index|journal=Journal of Infrastructure Systems|volume=26|issue=1|page=04019036|doi=10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000512|s2cid=213782055 }}{{Cite thesis|title=Piryonesi, S. M. (2019). The Application of Data Analytics to Asset Management: Deterioration and Climate Change Adaptation in Ontario Roads (Doctoral dissertation)|url=https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/97601|date=November 2019|type=Thesis|last1=Piryonesi|first1=Sayed Madeh}} However, a more generic classification of roads based on material type is as follows.{{Cite book|title=Way, N.C., Beach, P., and Materials, P. 2015. ASTM D 6433–07: Standard Practice for Roads and Parking Lots Pavement Condition Index Surveys.}}

• Concrete roads
• Asphalt roads
• Gravel roads
• Earthen roads{{cite web | url=https://www.civilknowledges.com/types-of-roads-in-civil-engineering/ | title=9 Types of Roads in civil Engineering and Construction | date=2 October 2020 }}
• Murrum roads
• Kankar roads
• Bituminous roads{{cite web | url=https://www.civilknowledges.com/properties-of-bituminous-materials-uses/ | title=Properties of bituminous materials and Uses, Chemical composition | date=9 October 2020 }}

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• Bascule bridge
• Bus lane
• Canal
• Carpool lane
• Cycle track
• Cycling infrastructure
• Flight deck
• Footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail)
• Free-market roads
• National roads
• (Native American) Indian route
• Paper street
• Race track
• Runway
• Stroad
• Shunpike{{cite web

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• Wildlife crossing

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In this list, roads names are used in different areas and the features of the roads varies. So this table address the differences in that usage when needed.

• Access type
• Interchange - access limited to grade-separated interchanges
• Junction (roundabout) - access limited to major roads via a roundabout
• Partial - Limited access
• Uncontrolled - no control of access
• Speed
• Any - Used in all types of applications
• Low - Low-speed
• High - High-Speed
• Cross traffic
• Yes- cross traffic allowed at-grade without a traffic light
• Intersections - at-grade with a traffic signal
• No - no cross traffic
• Divided
• Yes
• No
• Some - some sections may be divided

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