What is Controlled-access highway?
[[File:E4Lpa.jpg|thumb|A motorway in [[Sweden]].]] [[File:Highway1-cassiar-southbound.jpg|thumb|A freeway ([[British Columbia Highway 1|Highway 1]] (facing south)) in [[Vancouver]], B.C, Canada]] A '''controlled-access highway''' is a [[highway]] designed to allow [[traffic]] to safely travel at fast speeds. They are known by various terms around the world. The name '''motorway''' is used in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]] and some other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] nations. In [[North America]] and [[Australia]], the name '''freeway''' is used. In [[Germany]], they are called [[Autobahn]]s. These kinds of highways can have 4 [[lane]]s or more. They carry many [[vehicle]]s. They have no [[traffic signal|traffic-lights]] nor ground level [[intersection]]s. All roads crossing the highway go over a bridge or a tunnel. Ramps connect the highways to smaller roads and other highways. The place where highways meet these roads are called [[Junction|junctions]] or [[Interchange (road)|interchanges]]. Places where cars can leave or enter the motorway are called exits. Many freeways do not allow slower [[traffic]], such as [[bicycle]]s and [[pedestrian]]s, to enter them. Most controlled-access highways are divided with at least two lanes going each way, but they can be much wider in large [[city|cities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/tables/01.pdf|title=Urban Highways with the Most Lanes|publisher=Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=4 Jun 2020}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Autopista-Central-2.jpg|Autopista Central, [[Santiago]], Chile Image:AutopistaLibertadores.JPG|Autopista Los Libertadores, (International Freeway) [[Santiago]], Chile Image:Queensway east of Riverside Drive Ottawa.jpg|Highway 417 (The Queensway) in [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] Image:376 east.jpg|[[Interstate]] 376 eastbound in downtown [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[US]] Image:Motorväg_-