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controlled-access highway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
s, the names of which vary from one country to another e.g.
freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
or
motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
. The networks do not always include all such highways, or even all the major ones in the country.


Asia

*: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Lebuhraya *: Gaosu Gōnglù (高速公路) *:
Highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
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Expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional slide ...
*: Toll Road/Jalan Tol (all tolled) *: Āzādrāh (آزادراه) *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: kvish mahir (כביש מהיר) *: *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Avtomagistral (Автомагистраль) *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Autoroutes *: Lebuhraya *: Expressway (အမြန်လမ်း) (all tolled) *: Kosokdoro (고속도로) *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Motorways/Maḥrak rāst (محرک راست) *:
Expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional slide ...
(all tolled) *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *:
Expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional slide ...
*: Gosokdoro (고속도로) *:
Expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional slide ...
(all tolled) *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Gaosu Gōnglù (高速公路) *: Thangluang phiset (ทางหลวงพิเศษ) *:
Otoyol The Otoyol (Plural: ''Otoyollar'') is the national network of controlled-access highways in Turkey. The network spans as of 2020-end and was first opened in 1973. Another term for the system is Otoban, which is a popular but unofficial term tran ...
*: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Đường cao tốc


Europe

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International E-road network The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Centr ...
(Note: not all E-roads are limited access with no at-grade intersections) *: Autostradë *: Avtomayughri (ավտոմայրուղի) *: Autobahnen *: Avtoyol *: Mahistral' (Магістраль) *: Autosnelwegen/Autoroutes/Autobahnen *:
Autoput Motorways in Serbia are called ''auto-put'' ( sr-cyr, ауто-пут), a name which simply means ''car-road''. Roads that are motorways are categorized as state roads of IA category and are marked with one-digit numbers. Motorways in Serbia have ...
*: Avtomagistrala (автомагистрала) *:
Autocesta Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia. The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways: * The main #Motorways, motorways are named A (''autocesta'') accompanied by one or two digits. By and large they ...
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Dálnice Highways in the Czech Republic are managed by the state-owned Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic ŘSD ČR established in 1997. The ŘSD currently (september 2022) manages and maintains 1,355 km of motorways (''dálnice'') ...
*: Avtokinitódromos (Αυτοκινητόδρομος) *: Motorvej *: Põhimaantee *: Moottoritiet *: Autoroutes *: Chkarosnuli avtomagistrali (ჩქაროსნული ავტომაგისტრალი) *: Autobahnen *: Avtokinitódromos (Αυτοκινητόδρομος) *: Autópálya and Autóút *: Motorway/Motorbhealach *:
Autostrade The Autostrade (; singular ) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about . In North and Central Italy, the Autostrade mainly consists of tollways managed by Autostrade per l'Italia, a ho ...
*: Autostradë *: Automaģistrāle *: Automagistralė *: Autoroutes/Autobahnen *: Autosnelwegen *: Avtopat (Автопат) *:
Motorvei A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
*: Autostrady *:
Auto-estrada Roads in Portugal are defined by the Plano Rodoviário Nacional (PRN, en, National Road Plan), which describes the existing and planned network of Portuguese roads. The present plan in force is the 2000 National Road Plan (PRN 2000), approv ...
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Autostrada The Autostrade (; singular ) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways. The total length of the system is about . In North and Central Italy, the Autostrade mainly consists of tollways managed by Autostrade per l'Italia, a ho ...
*: Avtomagistral (Автомагистраль) *: Autoput (Аутопут) *: Dial'nica *: Avtoceste *: Autopistas and
Autovía An ''autovía'' is one of two classes of major highway in the Spanish road system similar to a British motorway or an American freeway. It is akin to the autopista, the other major highway class, but has fewer features and is never a toll road ...
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Motorväg Sweden has a fairly limited system of motorways (''motorväg'' in Swedish). The first motorway (Malmö–Lund) was opened in 1953. The motorways' primary purpose is connecting major cities to their surrounding areas, although there is a long-term ...
ar *: Autobahnen/Autoroutes/Autostrade *:
Otoyol The Otoyol (Plural: ''Otoyollar'') is the national network of controlled-access highways in Turkey. The network spans as of 2020-end and was first opened in 1973. Another term for the system is Otoban, which is a popular but unofficial term tran ...
*: Avtomahistral' (Автомагістраль) *:
Motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
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Oceania

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Freeways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
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Motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...


North America

*: Highways/Autoroutes *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *:
Highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
*: Autoroutes *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *:
Highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
*: Freeways/Highways


South America

*: Autopistas *: Autovías *: Rodovias *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas *: Autopistas


Africa

*: Autoroutes *:
Motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
*: Autoroutes *: ṭarīq siyār (طريق سيار) *: Autovías *:
Motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
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Motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
*: Motorways/Autoroutes *: Autoroutes *:
Motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
*: Autoroutes *: Autoroutes *: Autosnelwegen/Motorways *{{flag, Tunisia: Autoroutes


Notes

Controlled-access A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...