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A highway is a major road designed to carry large volumes of traffic between cities and regions, often featuring multiple lanes and interchanges to manage the flow of vehicles. Highways matter because they form the backbone of transportation networks, enabling efficient long-distance travel and connecting communities together.
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- Overview
- Terminology
- England and Wales
- Scotland
- United States
- History
- Design
- Classification
- Metrics
- Preservation of highway functions
- Social effects
- Economic effects
- Environmental effects
- Road traffic safety
- Statistics
- Bus lane
- South Korea
- Hong Kong
- Philippines
- Gallery
- Highways by country
- See also
- References
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thumb|A street in Oğuz (city)|Oğuz thumb|An aerial view of the Lakalaiva interchange in the Tampere Ring Road between the Highway 3 (E12) and Highway 9 (E63) near city of [[Tampere]]
A highway in the broadest sense of the term is any public or private road or other public way on land, including not just major roads but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, the term means a major road that carries motor traffic at considerable speed, denoting a controlled-access highway (either a secondary highway or a limited-access highway) and being a translation for motorway, Autobahn, autostrada, autoroute, etc.