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Side road

Minor highway typically leading off a main road

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Gravel road

Type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel

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One-way traffic

Traffic that moves in a single direction

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Byway (United Kingdom)

UK track more minor than a road

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Kalderimi

Ottoman-era cobbled mule tracks

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Dirt road

Unpaved road made from the land's native material

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Arterial road

High-capacity urban road

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Corduroy road

Roadbed made of logs perpendicular to the direction travel

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Dual carriageway

Type of road

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Innerbelts and outerbelts
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Driveway

Type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures

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Collector road

Roads connecting streets to arterial roads

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Elevated highway

Controlled access road that is raised above grade

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Trunk road

Type of major road, usually connecting major settlements

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Spur route

Short road forming a branch from a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway

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Strip road
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Ring road

Type of road encircling a settlement

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Corniche

Road on the side of a cliff or mountain

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One-way pair

Two separate corridors in opposite directions

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Unpaved road

Type of road

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