Carretera

Carretera
Corte transversal de una carretera: calle principal ubicada en las afueras de pueblos y ciudades.
Plataforma: superficie horizontal elevada por encima del terreno circundante.
Arcén: espacio entre la calzada y la zanja.
Mediana: espacio de separación entre dos calles.
Calzada: parte central reservada para el tráfico vehicular.
Zanja: canal utilizado para la evacuación del agua.
Subsuelo: superficie superior de una carretera.
Capa de base: superficie media de una carretera.
Capa inferior: superficie inferior de una carretera.

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EN : Highway - Motorway
FR : Autoroute
ES : Autopista

Autopista

Highway is a term commonly used is to designate major roads intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities. Highway designs vary widely. They can include some characteristics of grade separations, multiple lanes of traffic, a median between lanes of opposing traffic, and access control, ramps and grade separation. Highways can also be as simple as a two-lane, shoulderless road. The term highway can also be varied country-to-country, and can be referred to a road, freeway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, parkway, expressway, autostrasse, autostrada, byway, auto-estrada or motorway.

Animation : Autopista