
A two-lane expressway or two-lane freeway is an
expressway or
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 ...
with only one
lane
In road transport, a lane is part of a roadway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in eac ...
in each direction, and usually no
median barrier. It may be built that way because of constraints, or may be intended for expansion once traffic volumes rise. The term "super two" is often used by
roadgeeks for this type of road, but
traffic engineers use that term for a high-quality surface road. Most of these roads are not tolled.
A somewhat related concept is a "four-lane undivided freeway". This is much rarer; a current example is
U.S. Route 101 in California
U.S. Route 101 (US 101) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway, stretching from Los Angeles, California, to Tumwater, Washington. The California portion of US 101 is one of the last remaining and longest U.S. Route ...
through
Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
In Europe, the concept of ''express road'' encompasses roads which are classified between a motorway and an ordinary road. It does not necessarily have two lanes. This concept is recognized both by European Union law and under the
UNECE
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is an intergovernmental organization or a specialized body of the United Nations. The UNECE is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Econ ...
treaty. This type of road is not very standardized, and its geometry may vary from country to country or within a same country. These roads are usually, but not always,
limited-access road
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, partial controlled-access highway, and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a contro ...
s. Some European Union regulation considers the high-quality roads to be roads "which play an important role in long-distance freight and passenger traffic, integrate the main urban and economic centres, interconnect with other transport modes and link mountainous, remote, landlocked and peripheral NUTS 2 regions to central regions of the Union". According to this same regulation "High-quality roads shall be specially designed and built for motor traffic, and shall be either motorways, express roads or conventional strategic roads."
Eurostat
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and the
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA; ) is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The role of the Commission is to promote economic and social d ...
define an express road as a limited-access road that has signs reserving the roadway for specific categories of motor vehicles and that prohibits stopping and parking.
Justification
Two-lane freeways are usually built as a temporary solution due to lack of funds, as an
environmental
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* Natural environment, referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism ...
compromise or as a way to overcome problems constrained from highway reconstruction when there are four lanes or more. If the road is widened, the existing road is typically allocated to traffic going in one direction, and the lanes for the other direction are built as a whole new roadbed adjacent to the existing one. When upgraded in this manner, the road becomes a typical freeway. Many two-lane freeways are built so that when the road is upgraded to a proper divided freeway, the existing overpasses and ramps do not need reconstruction.
A super-2 expressway is a high-speed surface road with at-grade intersections, depending on the common usage of the term expressway in the area. By this definition, Super-2s can be considered the first stage of project which is expected to become a full freeway, with the transportation authority owning the land necessary for the future adjacent carriageway. At-grade intersections exist but there is sufficient land to replace them with interchanges. In some US states, a super-2 expressway is simply referred to as a super-2, regardless of whether it is fully controlled-access or not. Highway 410 in Ontario was originally a super-2 before being upgraded to a full freeway. Similarly, most of Highway 102 in Nova Scotia was a super-2 for three decades before being upgraded. Many super-2 expressways are simply just short transitional segments between surface street and four-lane divided freeways.
A super-4 expressway is a multi-lane divided highway with at-grade intersections, although the highway will become a full controlled-access freeway if the intersections are replaced with interchanges. A super-4 may have been a super-2 that has been twinned, although such instances of super-4 intermediaries are rare as super-2s are often upgraded right away to full freeways. Highway 40 in Ontario is a super-4 expressway between Highway 402 and Wellington St., and from Indian Rd to Rokeby Line. The remaining sections of Highway 40 are super-2 expressways. Other super-4 expressways include the
Hanlon Parkway in Guelph and
Black Creek Drive
Black Creek Drive is a limited-access arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A four-lane route that runs north–south, it connects Weston Road and Humber Boulevard with Highway 401 via Highway 400, the latter of which it forms ...
in Toronto, both which have sufficient right of way to allow for interchanges and overpasses to replace the at-grade crossings.
When a super-2 expressway is converted to a four-lane divided freeway, artifacts on the existing roadbed such as double yellow lines or broken yellow lines in passing zones are removed in favor of
road marking
Road surface marking is any kind of device or material that is used on a road surface in order to convey official information; they are commonly placed with road marking machines (also referred to as road marking equipment or pavement marking eq ...
s for four-lane divided expressways.
List of two-lane expressways
Argentina
*National Route 38, between
Famaillá and
Juan Bautista Alberdi
Juan Bautista Alberdi (August 29, 1810 – June 19, 1884) was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo, Uruguay and in Chile, he influenced the content of the Constitution of Argen ...
in
Tucumán Province
Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina.
Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighb ...
.
Australia
* In
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
,
Victoria, the
Mornington Peninsula Freeway, is a two-lane freeway between the interchange with Jetty Road and the interchange with Boneo Road at 90 km/h.
* In
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, the
Cunningham Highway
The Cunningham Highway is a National Highway (Australia), national highway located in South East Queensland, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The highway links the Darling Downs region with the urbanised outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, I ...
, is a two-lane freeway between Warwick Road and Ripley Road, After Ripley Road the Cunningham Highway is grade separated until it meets the
Ipswich Motorway, M2.
* In
Kingston, Tasmania
Kingston is a town on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 12 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the seat of the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the ...
;
Kingston Bypass
The Kingston Bypass is a 41 million, highway bypassing the southern Hobart community of Kingston, Tasmania. The proposal of a bypass was originally published in the Hobart Area Transportation Study during 1965. The bypass was completed in 201 ...
has been constructed as a two-lane expressway,
with provision for
dual carriageway in the future when needed.
* In north-eastern
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, the
Bass Highway has some grade-separated interchanges, and the standard rural freeway 110 km/h speed limit, but with some sections having only two lanes.
* On the
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urbanisation, peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. In 1967, it was defined as "the area contained in the ormerShires of Shire of Landsborough, Landsborough, Shire of Maroochy, Maroochy and Shire ...
, the
Sunshine Motorway is a two-lane freeway between Kawana Way and
Nicklin Way, and again between
David Low Way and Emu Mountain Road (although it has a
roundabout
A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junct ...
in this section).
* In
Townsville
The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...
, Queensland, the
Townsville Ring Road is two-laned.
*
Canberra
Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's list of cities in Australia, largest in ...
's
Gungahlin Drive Extension was constructed as a two-lane grade-separated freeway for part of its length. It has since been duplicated to four lanes.
* The Motorway Link Road, between the
Pacific Highway and the
Pacific Motorway in the
Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, Newcastle Region, or simply Hunter, spans the region in northern New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its ...
is an example of a two-way freeway—it has a speed limit of 100 km/h.
*
Mandjoogoordap Drive in
Mandurah,
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, was to be built as a two-lane freeway, before funding was received for duplication.
Canada
*Many of the 100-series highways in
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
and arterial highways in
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
are two-lane freeways, with
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade separation, grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. ...
s and
grade separation
In civil engineering (more specifically highway engineering), grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights ( grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other tr ...
s with many intersecting roads.
*Some
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
Autoroutes are also two-lane freeways for some of their length, including Autoroute 55 in
Bécancour, Autoroute 50 in
Mirabel and Autoroute 20 in
Rimouski
Rimouski ( ; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is ''Legi patrum fidelis'' (Faithful to ...
.
*Some sections of the
Trans Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (Canadian French, French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the A ...
in
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
,
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
, and
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
are two-lane freeways.
* The
Airport Parkway located in
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
connects the
Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or simply Ottawa International Airport is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its metropolitan area as well as Gatineau, Quebec known as the National Capital Re ...
to downtown. Its speed limit is 80 km/h with no mid line dividers. A study has been conducted to twin the Parkway.
* In Ottawa, the transit-ways are almost entirely two lane, undivided freeways through the use of grade separations but are for buses and emergency vehicles only.
Europe
* In a few
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
an countries (like
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
and
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
), many rural highways have been converted into two-lane freeways. However, most of these have been built with low overpasses wide enough to accommodate only two-lanes, which indicates that there is no intent to widen them into freeways in the foreseeable future. In
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
this type of road is called an ''
Autostrasse''.
* In Germany rural segments of the
A 8 in the Saarland (between Saarlouis and the Luxembourg border), the
A 60 from the exit for
Prüm
Prüm () is a town in the Westeifel (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. Formerly a district capital, today it is the administrative seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Prüm (Verbandsgemeinde), Prüm.
Geography
Prüm lies o ...
to the
Belgian border, and the
A 62 between the
A 6 and the A 8, are two lanes (or, in the former two cases, 2 + 1 with an extra climbing lane). Unlike the Autostrassen previously mentioned, these segments are built to Autobahn standards but with only one carriageway; all of the overpasses, culverts and short bridges, cuttings and earthworks are wide enough for twin carriageways, and only some long bridges would need to be dualized for upgrading to a full 4- or 5-lane Autobahn.
* In
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, the
Istrian Y highway complex used to consist out of two-lane freeways, which were due to be upgraded to four-lane ones, should the traffic increase. The complex is classified as consisting of expressways and as such has a general speed limit of , although a limit of tends to be more prevalent there. However, as the traffic increases came sooner than it was predicted, the status of Istrian Y was changed to
semi-highway, as a widening to four or six lanes is already in progress.
* Highway 19 in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
is a two-lane expressway between Highway 3 and Zahradka.
* In
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
most of two-lane expressways were built after joining
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
in
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
. Because of that, most of them are still under construction. Marking them stars with "
S" and speed limits for
cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
,
motorcycles
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike; uni (if one-wheeled); trike (if three-wheeled); quad (if four-wheeled)) is a lightweight private 1-to-2 passenger personal motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar from a saddle-style ...
and for
buses
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
with additional technical requirements is and for
trucks / lorries and
buses
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
without additional technical requirements is .
* In
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
and
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
, a large amount of two-lane expressways were built in the period 1960-1990 (Sweden) and 1970-2000 (Norway). In addition, some have been built in Denmark. Only a few such roads have been built recently because there were many serious accidents. Many have been widened to four-lane expressways. Those remaining have, in Sweden, been converted to
2+1 road
2+1 road is a specific category of three-lane road, consisting of two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, alternating every few kilometres, and usually separated with a steel cable barrier. The second lane allows faster-moving t ...
s with a barrier between the directions. In Norway and many other European countries the two-lane expressways are too narrow to convert to 2+1-road if they are not widened.
* In
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
, there were few two-lane expressways until the 1980s, when many started being built to provide a faster and safer alternative to old rural roads that cross towns and have long and dangerous tracings around mountains and other obstacles. Although there are less accidents on this type of road than in normal roads, those that happen are usually more serious, due to the high speeds they allow (100 km/h, but up to 120 km/h to pass). Some blamed the name "expressway" as being an "apology of speed", so after 2003 it was changed for "automobile way" in most of the country ("high performance way" in some regions). Since the 1990s, many have been widened to four-lane or six-lane expressways, but still few have been converted to 2+1 roads. In 2019, their general speed limit was lowered to 90 km/h.
* In
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
the total width of an expressway is 21.5 m, while the width of a highway is 26 m. As a result, each lane of an expressway are 0.25 meters narrower and there are no emergency lanes. The maximum speed is 10 km/h lower than that of a highway, 120km/h instead of 130km/h.
Japan
Although most expressways in Japan are divided roads with a median barrier and two or three lanes per side, some expressways in rural areas are built as two-lane expressways (such as some sections of the
Hokkaidō Expressway). However, two-lane expressways in Japan are built in the same manner as ordinary divided expressways (with grade-separated intersections and full access control), allowing future conversions to full four-lane divided expressways. The default speed limit on a two-lane expressway is 70 km/h (approximately 43.5 mph), but 80 km/h (approximately 49.71 mph) if it is divided by a
cable barrier
A cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside ...
.
Malaysia

The two-lane expressway is not a new concept in
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
, as the
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway was initially a two-lane toll expressway before being upgraded to a full expressway in 1997. While the full four-lane divided toll expressways are more favored in recent years due to their higher traffic capacity, a few two-lane expressways do exist, such as the
Kempas Highway and the
North Klang Straits Bypass. These expressways, however, only have partial access control with at-grade intersections commonly available like most other federal and state roads. Nevertheless, these two-lane highways are still classified as "two-lane expressways" as they are maintained by highway concessionaires, namely
PLUS Expressways Berhad (Kempas Highway) and Shapadu (North Klang Straits Bypass).
Meanwhile, the
South Klang Valley Expressway at Teluk Panglima Garang is a two-lane carriageway making it the first true two-lane expressway in Klang Valley and the second in Malaysia.
The first true two-lane expressway with
full access control is the section of the
Senai–Desaru Expressway
Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE; ; Malay language, Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west ...
between Cahaya Baru and Penawar.
Mexico
*A new Super-2 bypass of
Mexicali
Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California. The city, which is the seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali, Cale ...
(MEX-2D) was completed in summer 2006. It features 1 lane in each direction and is a toll road. Three interchanges exist—one at each end, and one in the middle, providing access to MEX-5 (north to downtown Mexicali and south to
San Felipe). The road has complete control of access. According to a toll collector, this Super-2 is scheduled for an upgrade to a full toll freeway (four lanes, two in each direction) by sometime in 2008. Eventually, this freeway may be constructed all the way to
San Luis Río Colorado
San Luis Río Colorado is a city and also the name of its surrounding municipality in the state of Sonora, Mexico. In the 2020 census, the city had a population of 176,685. The city is the fourth-largest community in the state, and the municipa ...
, replacing the existing four lane undivided highway, MEX-2.
*A Super-2 toll road, MEX-150D and MEX-190D (MEX-150D travels to
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
), connects
Mexico City
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and
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
.
*A Super-2 bypass of
Poza Rica, Veracruz, was finished in 2005. This two-lane toll highway connects MEX 131 north of Poza Rica to MEX 180 east of
Papantla.
*A Super-2 toll road (MEX-15D) connects most of the distance between
Mazatlán
Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...
and
Tepic
Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexico, Mexican Political divisions of Mexico, state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality.
Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above ...
.
New Zealand
;Motorways
* The
Wellington Urban Motorway
The Wellington Urban Motorway, part of State Highway 1 (New Zealand), State HIghway 1, is the main road into and out of Wellington, New Zealand. It is 7 km long, ranges from three to seven lanes wide, and extends from the base of the Ngaur ...
is three lanes undivided (two northbound, one southbound) through the
Terrace Motorway Tunnel
The Terrace Tunnel takes the Wellington Urban Motorway (SH1) under The Terrace in central Wellington, New Zealand. Opened in 1978, it is 460 metres in length.
Coordinates
* North portal:
* South portal:
Design
The tunnel has three traffi ...
. A separate southbound tunnel was never built.
*
Christchurch
Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...
**The
Christchurch Northern Motorway is two lanes undivided between its northern terminus at Pineacres and the Lineside Road interchange. This reduces the number of lanes prior to the northern terminus, where the motorway merges onto a two-laned road.
** In the southwestern part of the city prior to 2012 was the two-laned
Christchurch Southern Motorway, between Barrington Street and Curletts Road. The road has since been duplicated to four lanes divided as part of the motorway's extension from Curletts Road to Halswell Junction Road.
; Expressways
* Linking the cities of
Napier and
Hastings
Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...
is the two-laned
Hawke's Bay Expressway.
* Linking Christchurch with
Lyttelton is the limited-access Tunnel Road.
* In Dunedin, the
Dunedin Southern Motorway has a short one-kilometre section which is only two-laned. Work is underway to widen it to duplicate the road to four lanes divided.
Philippines
*A segment of
Metro Manila Skyway from Alabang South Station to Alabang Toll Plaza is a two-lane expressway.
*A segment of
North Luzon Expressway in Mabalacat, Pampanga from
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) Interchange to Santa Ines (northern terminus) was a two-lane expressway. However, it was announced on 7 November 2013 that the
Manila North Tollways Corporation
NLEX Corporation (Full name: North Luzon Expressway Corporation; formerly Manila North Tollways Corporation) is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), a company owned by Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (). It holds th ...
will expand SCTEX-Santa Ines segment from two lanes to four lanes.
*A segment of the
Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway) from Lipa to Batangas City (southern terminus) was a two-lane expressway but upgraded into a four-lane expressway, however the segment of Sabang Bridge to the Batangas Toll Plaza of the expressway is still a two-lane expressway.
*The
Subic Freeport Expressway in the provinces of
Zambales
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and
Bataan
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was a two-lane expressway until its expansion in 2020.
South Africa
Some sections of two-lane freeway can be found on the
N1 and the
N2 highways.
United Kingdom
*The former A6144(M) in
Manchester
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had one lane in each direction, although to
motorway
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standards. It has now been downgraded to an
A road.
*Part of the
A601(M) road in
Lancashire
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was a two-lane motorway between its junction with the
M6 and terminus at the
B6254. This section was downgraded to a B road in 2020.
*The Runcorn Spur Road in
Runcorn
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is a two-lane expressway with grade separations and at-grade intersections (partially motorway-like).
United States
Arizona
A portion of
State Route 80 in the vicinity of
Bisbee is a two-lane expressway with an interchange at West Boulevard and Tombstone Canyon Road (
Historic US 80).
California
*
U.S. Highway 101 is a two-lane undivided freeway between
County Route D8 near the
Klamath River
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and Elhers Avenue in
Klamath. US 101 is also a two-lane undivided freeway for most of the segment bypassing
Willits.
*
State Route 108 bypassing
Sonora
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is a two-lane undivided freeway.
*A section of
State Route 138 at Cleghorn Road in
San Bernardino County
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briefly becomes a two-lane freeway.
*
State Route 154 is a two-lane undivided freeway over
State Route 192 in
Santa Barbara.
*
State Route 255 is a two-lane undivided freeway for the Samoa Bridge segment between
Eureka and
Samoa
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, with one interchange at
Woodley Island in Eureka.
*
U.S. Highway 395 in
Inyokern is a two-lane freeway east of
Inyokern Airport.
Connecticut
*A portion of the
Milford Parkway from the
Wilbur Cross Parkway
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to Wheelers Farms Road in
Milford. This divided two-lane extension of the original connector opened in 1993.
*
Route 190 between
Route 159 in
Suffield and the Pearl Street underpass in
Enfield is a two-lane freeway. It was originally planned to be a four-lane freeway across northern Connecticut.
*
Route 2A from the eastbound on-ramp from Mohegan Boulevard to
Route 12 ().
Florida
*
State Road 293 is a two-lane expressway on two separate locations. One is north of the unincorporated community of
Bluewater Bay, and the other section is north of
Niceville. This parkway mostly serves as bypass around the community of
Niceville, providing quicker access to
Bluewater Bay and
Destin.
*
State Road 407, providing a connection between the
Beachline Expressway,
Interstate 95
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, and
State Road 405 for direct access into
Kennedy Space Center
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, is a two-lane freeway for most of its distance. An at-grade intersection is near its eastern terminus.
*
State Road 570 (Polk Parkway) was a two-lane freeway along its northernmost from its opening in 1999 to 2011. It is two lanes for approximately from Old Dixie Highway to a point south of
Interstate 4
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. This is an example of a two-lane
toll road
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.
Indiana
A 1.8 mile section of the
State Road 912 freeway in East Chicago, Indiana is 2 lanes. This 2-lane section includes a new bridge over the
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal that opened in 2020. The original bridge that was closed in 2009 and demolished in 2012 carried 6 lanes of traffic.
Kansas
*
U.S. Highway 36 from just west of
Hiawatha
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to
Wathena.
*
U.S. Highway 400 bypasses
Neodesha to the south and west. The western portion of this bypass is two-lane, while the eastern section, overlapping
U.S. Highway 75 is a conventional four-lane freeway.
*
K-96
K96 or K-96 may refer to:
*K-96 (Kansas highway)
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/
K-14 bypasses
Hutchinson from the south at
U.S. Highway 50 along the western side of the urban area to just northwest of
Yaggy at West 50th Avenue, where it returns to a conventional two-lane highway.
*
K-10 from its western terminus at
Interstate 70
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(
Kansas Turnpike
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) to
U.S. Highway 59 is a super-2.
*
K-4 from
U.S. Highway 40 at SE 6th Street to
U.S. Highway 24 is a super-2 and is known to residents of
Topeka
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as the Oakland Expressway.
*
U.S. Highway 75 runs as a super-2 from its junction with
Interstate 35
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/
U.S. Highway 50 at
BETO Junction to
K-31 at
Melvern Lake.
*
U.S. Highway 169 runs as a two-lane freeway from its junction with
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific an ...
in
Iola, Kansas
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to 35th Street in
Chanute, Kansas
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.
Kentucky
*The
Hal Rogers Parkway (formerly Daniel Boone Parkway), connecting
Hazard
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and
London
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, is a two-lane freeway for virtually its entire length (approximately ), with occasional truck lanes on hills. The only four-lane section is the northern bypass of London at the road's western end. Originally, the road was tolled from the eastern end of the London bypass to Hazard. Upgrading to four lanes had been considered in the early 21st century as part of a possible extension to
Interstate 66
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, but I-66 was officially killed in 2015.
*The
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, another road that was originally a toll road but has since ceased toll collection, is a two-lane freeway from exit 46 at
Campton to the road's eastern terminus in
Salyersville. In 2014, Kentucky Governor
Steve Beshear
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announced a proposal to upgrade the two-lane section to four lanes, and extend the parkway a further to
Prestonsburg.
Louisiana
*
Louisiana Highway 1
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, the completed elevated section is a two-lane toll bridge from
Leeville crossing
Bayou Lafourche to
Port Fourchon with future phases to eventually convert the highway from Port Fourchon to
Golden Meadow into a four-lane elevated freeway.
Maine
*
Interstate 95
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north of
Bangor was originally constructed as a two-lane freeway. In 1981 the present divided highway was completed between Bangor and
Houlton at the Canadian border.
*The I-395/Route 9 Connector, which will provide an all-freeway link between Interstate 95 in Bangor and
Maine State Route 9
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in
Eddington via
Interstate 395, is being built as a two-lane freeway.
Maryland
*
Maryland Route 90 (Ocean City Expressway) is a two-lane expressway with one
traffic light
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.
*Portions of the
Francis Scott Key Bridge approach (exit 42 to exit 44) on the
Baltimore Beltway
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were originally a two-lane freeway when the final section of the beltway opened in 1977. The highway was updated to four lanes in the mid-1990s.
*The Hampstead Bypass (
Maryland Route 30) in
Carroll County is a two-lane expressway. It has a traffic circle with
Maryland Route 482.
*The Bel Air Bypass (
U.S. Route 1) in
Harford County includes portions of two-lane freeway along with
2+2 road segments.
Massachusetts
*
U.S. Route 6 on
Cape Cod
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, from exit 78B (
Route 134) in
Dennis
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The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is some ...
to the
Orleans Rotary. This stretch of highway is known to locals as "Suicide Alley" due to the high number of fatalities from
head-on collisions. Median construction has alleviated this problem somewhat.
*
Route 2, from
Erving to the eastern
U.S. Route 202
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interchange in
Phillipston.
*The
Plimoth Patuxet Highway, a spur off
Route 3 in
Plymouth
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.
*
U.S. Route 44 from
Route 105 in
Middleborough
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to
Route 58 in
Carver. This stretch of highway has a
guard rail
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that acts as a
median barrier.
*
Route 88, a two-lane expressway in
Westport connecting
Interstate 195, US 6, and
Route 177 to
Horseneck Beach. Unlike the other examples in Massachusetts, Route 88 features a mixture of interchanges and signaled intersections, and divided and undivided status.
Michigan
*A rare instance of a two-lane freeway that was restricted to only one direction of traffic existed in Michigan at one time, of which
U.S. Highway 16 was restricted to eastbound traffic when bypassing
Farmington, Michigan. This rare instance permitted passing traffic without the liability of a head-on collision, though this changed when it was upgraded to a four-lane divided freeway which became
I-96, and later
M-102, then
M-5.
*
M-231 is a two-lane freeway built as a “U.S. 31 emergency Route” between
Interstate 96
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and M-104 to M-45 with one at grade intersection at Lincoln St near Robinson. Future plans call for southward extensions and widening of M-231.
Minnesota
*
U.S. Highway 12 bypasses around
Long Lake, from
Wayzata to
Orono. Originally built without a median, a median was installed in September 2016 in response to the highway's high accident rate.
Missouri
*
U.S. Route 54
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bypasses
Mexico
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, on a two-lane expressway around the city. The two-lane expressway both begins and ends at the original route through Mexico, now signed as Business Loop 54. The divided highway begins just east of the West Mexico Interchange, while the east end is only a set of ramps to eventually be connected to the planned expressway. The planned expressway is slated to be built as part of a project to improve US 54 from Mexico to the town of Louisiana and upgrade the existing Mexico bypass to four lanes. Another two-lane freeway section is a north bypass of
Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
with a grade separated crossing at Business US Route 61 and a diamond interchange at
U.S. Route 61 (intersections are on 54) that has grading for a full cloverleaf interchange. The forementioned project will not include improvements to this section of US 54.
*
U.S. Route 65 in
Warsaw
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, is a two-lane expressway from
Route MM to just north of Main Street. The portion from north of Main Street to North Dam Access Road become a four-lane expressway in 2012.
*
U.S. Route 63 Kirksville Bypass is a two-lane expressway.
*
Missouri Route 10 is a two-lane undivided expressway with grade-separated interchanges between
Route T and
Missouri Route 13
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in
Richmond
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.
Montana
*
Interstate 15
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and
Interstate 90
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in
Butte, Montana
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has 2 separate two-lane expressways in opposite directions.
New Hampshire
*
Interstate 93
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(Franconia Notch Parkway) from
Lincoln (mile marker 113) to
Franconia
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(mile marker 121), due to fears that building a four-lane highway would destabilize the
Old Man of the Mountain, long before the rock formation's natural collapse from erosion occurred on 3 May 2003. The highway was constructed with a median divider. This segment of I-93 is now the only Interstate highway with fewer than four lanes.
*
Laconia
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Bypass (
U.S. Route 3
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Massachu ...
and
New Hampshire Route 11
New Hampshire Route 11 is a east–west state highway in New Hampshire, running completely across the central part of the state. Its western terminus is at the Vermont state line in Charlestown, where it continues west as Vermont Route 11. Th ...
)
*
New Hampshire Route 101 from
Milford to
Amherst and again from exit 13 (
New Hampshire Route 27) in
Hampton to Highland Avenue at
Hampton Beach. A former two-lane freeway section from Raymond to Hampton was widened to four lanes in the mid 1990s.
*
Spaulding Turnpike
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from
Rochester to
Milton.
*
New Hampshire Route 9
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and
U.S. Route 202
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overlap from
Henniker to
Hillsborough
*
U.S. Route 4 from Sheep Road in
Lee
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Arts and entertainment
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* ''Lee'' (2023 film), biographical drama about Lee Miller, American photojournalist
* ''L ...
to the
New Hampshire Route 108
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exit in
Durham bypasses the
University of New Hampshire
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.
New Jersey
*The
Freehold Bypass of
Route 33 is a two-lane freeway between Halls Mill Road (County Route 55) and Brickyard Road. There is a full cloverleaf at Halls Mill, a westbound entrance at Howell Road, and full access from Fairfield Road.
New York
*An example of a two-lane
parkway
A parkway is a landscaped thoroughfare. The term is particularly used for a roadway in a park or connecting to a park from which trucks and other heavy vehicles are excluded.
Over the years, many different types of roads have been labeled p ...
is
Bethpage State Parkway on
Long Island
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. This was constructed by
Robert Moses
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as a two-lane freeway in part due to aesthetics. Like most parkways (especially those created by Moses), the road was originally meant to deliver a pleasurable motoring experience, and as such incorporates natural scenery, as well as pedestrian and bicycle trails for those who choose not to drive.
*
New York State Route 85 near
Albany contains a section of approximately of two-lane freeway extending from the Albany city line to the roundabout at Blessing Road. This section, colloquially known as the Slingerlands Bypass, was originally constructed as two lanes of a four-lane freeway when it was designed in the 1940s and 1950s. However, the remaining two lanes were never completed. In the future, the unused portions of adjacent land could easily be used to construct the two lanes originally planned, with minimal effort, if necessary. This is due to the fact that most of the grading and drainage is already present from the original construction work.
*
New York State Route 5S has a two-lane freeway section between Ilion and its junction with
New York State Route 28. The highway is a divided four-lane freeway west of this, extending to Utica.
North Carolina
*
U.S. Highway 1 between
Cary and
Sanford (exits 70 and 98) was a two-lane freeway until its expansion to four divided lanes in the late 1990s.
*
U.S. Highway 17 between exits 224 and 229 in the
Edenton area was a two-lane freeway until the late 1990s.
*
U.S. Highway 64 between exits 457 and 463 in the
Nashville
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area was a two-lane freeway until the late 70s.
*
U.S. Highway 421 was originally constructed with three two-lane freeway segments—the first between
Winston-Salem
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and
Yadkinville
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, with the second sections as part of a bypass around the towns of
North Wilkesboro and
Wilkesboro. These sections were converted into four-lane divided freeways between the 1970s and 1990s.
Ohio
*
U.S. Route 33, from
Athens
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to
Darwin, and again between
State Route 7 and
Ravenswood, West Virginia
*In the
Delaware
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urban area,
U.S. Route 42 is a two-lane freeway between London Road and
U.S. Route 23, it has some grade-separations. Incidentally its intersection with U.S. Route 23, with which it runs concurrent, is at-grade.
*
U.S. Route 22 is a two-lane expressway between
Cadiz and
Hopedale for 2.5 miles between two four-lane divided segments.
Oklahoma
*
Chickasaw Turnpike
Oregon
*
U.S. Route 97 is a 2 and 3 lane undivided freeway bypass of Wasco. Also parts of the Klamath Falls bypass are 2 lane undivided freeway.
*
U.S. Route 101
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, from the southern edge of
Cannon Beach north to the interchange with
U.S. Route 26 south of
Seaside.
*
Oregon Route 22
Oregon Route 22 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the Oregon Coast community of Hebo, Oregon, Hebo, to a junction with U.S. Route 20 in Oregon, U.S. Route 20 near Santiam Pass in the Cascade Mountains. OR 22 traverses several hi ...
is a four-lane divided freeway from
Salem east to just north of
Aumsville. It becomes a true freeway for about through
Stayton/
Sublimity, then is a two-lane freeway for about another mile east. (The freeway section between Aumsville and Stayton used to be a two-lane freeway.)
Pennsylvania
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U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a spur route of US 20. It runs in a north–south layout in the eastern United States, unlike its parent route as well as conventionally even-numbered highways, which run east-west. US 220 extends for ...
, south of the
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
Fairgrounds interchange to the intersection with Business Route 220.
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Route 8, just north of the
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
interchange in
Barkeyville, for 1.4 miles before it upgrades to a four-lane divided highway.
Rhode Island
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Route 78, which starts about inside Connecticut bypasses the city of
Westerly to the north and east, and is a key route for traffic heading between
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
and the Rhode Island beaches.
*
Route 138 was originally a two-lane freeway between
U.S. Route 1 and the
Jamestown Bridge, but was widened to four-lanes following the opening of the
Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge in 1992.
Texas
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State Highway 99 (SH 9, Grand Parkway) in
Liberty
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and
Chambers counties (consisting of Segments H and I-1) is a two-lane toll road.
*A section of
SH 105 south of
Cleveland
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is a two-lane freeway.
*
SH 249 (Aggie Expressway) within
Grimes County is a non-tolled two-lane freeway.
*Most of
Loop 322 in
Abilene was once a two-lane freeway; however, it was later upgraded to a conventional divided highway.
*
Loop 49 in
Tyler is a two-lane
tollway
A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or '' toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the costs of road construction and mainten ...
.
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US Highway 82 (US 82) is a two-lane expressway between
Bonham and its merger with
SH 56 at
Honey Grove.
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US 287 was a two-lane expressway between
I-45 and Bus. US 287 (Ennis Avenue) near
Ennis
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, however, it was recently upgraded to a four-lane divided highway with frontage roads.
*The
Chisholm Trail Parkway in
Johnson County is a two-lane tollway with intermittent passing lanes.
*As of January 2018, the proposed Cibolo Parkway in
Cibolo will initially be built as a two-lane tollway.
*Both
US 190 and
SH 9 are briefly two-lane freeways while bypassing
Copperas Cove; SH 9 for its entire length except its western terminus, and US 190 from about half a mile east of its intersection with
FM 2657 to the point where it merges with
Bus. US 190 and SH 9 to become
I-14.
Utah
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Utah State Route 7 is routed around
St. George
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on a two-lane freeway bypass and will be fully upgraded to a divided freeway when demand is met.
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U.S. Route 6 /
U.S. Route 191 is routed around
Price
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on a two-lane freeway bypass.
Vermont
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U.S. Route 7 just north of
Bennington to just north of
Manchester
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is a four-lane freeway that turns into a two-lane freeway just after exit 2. There are two more exits on this section of U.S. Route 7. Exit 3 serves
Vermont Route 7A in the
Arlington area, and exit 4 serves
Vermont Route 30
Vermont Route 30 (VT 30) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont. VT 30 runs from U.S. Route 5 in Vermont, U.S. Route 5 (US 5) and Vermont Route 9, VT 9 in Brattleboro, Vermont, Brattleboro to U.S. Rout ...
and
Vermont Route 11
Vermont Route 11 (VT 11) is a east–west state highway in Vermont, United States. The western end of the highway is at Vermont Route 7A, VT 7A in Manchester, Vermont, Manchester. The eastern end is at the New Hampshire border at the Cheshire ...
for Manchester.
*
Vermont Route 289 around
Burlington. Plans to extend the Super 2 both north and south were cancelled by Vermont Governor
Peter Shumlin
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He was first elected to the office in 2010, and was reelected to ...
in May 2011. Mile markers on the constructed segment are based on the entire length as originally planned.
*The
Bennington Bypass is a two-lane freeway bypass of Bennington. Two segments, from
New York Route 7 to U.S. Route 7 and from U.S. Route 7 to
Vermont Route 9 are open and signed as
Vermont Route 279. The remaining southern portion of the bypass remains to be built and is unfunded.
* A short section of
Vermont Route 127 in Burlington known as the Winooski Valley Parkway is built as a two-lane expressway.
Virginia
*The
Staunton Loop Road (
State Route 262) is a two-lane freeway for most of its length. Grading already exists for this highway to be upgraded to a fully divided highway in the future.
*
U.S. Route 501 in
Lynchburg has a short two-lane expressway segment.
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State Route 10 and
U.S. Route 258 where they bypass
Smithfield.
Washington
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U.S. Route 2
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between Bickford Road and 92nd St S.E. around
Snohomish.
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U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a major north–south highway that traverses the states of California, Oregon, and Washington on the West Coast of the United States. It is part of the United States Numbered Highway Syst ...
from the interchange with
State Route 3 to the northern city limits of
Shelton (half-freeway with two-way traffic on northbound side and no plans for the southbound half being constructed) and a section between
Sequim and
Port Angeles
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(half-freeway with two-way traffic on the eastbound side, with some intersection segments upgraded to full freeway and plans for further improvements).
*
U.S. Route 195 has two lane expressway segments between Spangle and Plaza, and on the Thornton bypass. The Plaza bypass is a two lane freeway.
*
Washington State Route 9 has a two lane expressway from Marsh Road in Snohomish to Arlington with the exception of a 2 mile 4 lane divided section through Lake Stevens with plans for more 4 laning between Snohomish and Lake Stevens.
*
Washington State Route 17 has a two lane undivided freeway for the interchange with
WA 26 in
Othello
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.
*
State Route 522 after the at-grade intersection with
State Route 524 to the
Snohomish River
The Snohomish River is a river in Snohomish County, Washington, formed by the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers near Monroe. It flows northwest entering Port Gardner Bay, part of Puget Sound, between Everett and Marysville. ...
near
Monroe
Monroe or Monroes may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Monroe (surname)
* Monroe (given name)
* James Monroe, 5th President of the United States
* Marilyn Monroe, actress and model
Places United States
* Monroe, Arkansas, an unincorp ...
.
West Virginia
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US 52
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from Ohio State Route 7 to Interstate 64.
*The King Coal Highway segment in Red Jacket, West Virginia, Red Jacket is a two-lane expressway as part of the future U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia, U.S. Route 52 replacement corridor.
Wisconsin
*Wisconsin Highway 35, WIS 35/Wisconsin Highway 65, WIS 65 on the River Falls, Wisconsin, River Falls Bypass from Wisconsin Highway 29, WIS 29 to when the four-lane starts.
Vietnam
The section from Yen Bai City to Lao Cai City of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway is two-laned.
The section between Cam Lo and Hoa Lien of the North-South expressway is two-laned.
See also
*
2+1 road
2+1 road is a specific category of three-lane road, consisting of two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, alternating every few kilometres, and usually separated with a steel cable barrier. The second lane allows faster-moving t ...
References
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Two-lane expressways,
Types of roads