Single carriageway

Single carriageway

Single carriageway is the British designation for the most common type of road; one with no physical separation ("central reservation") between opposing flows of traffic.

It usually has two or more marked traffic lanes, one in each direction, although narrow rural roads and residential streets may have no markings. A one-way street is, by definition, also a single-carriageway.

A road with no central reservation is a single carriageway regardless of the number of lanes of traffic in each direction.

Until 2006, the UK had one single carriageway motorway, the A6144(M). However, in 2006 it lost its motorway status.

peed Limits

The national speed limit applies on single carriageways (unless it is in a 'built up area', or a lower limit is posted), which is as follows:

"Note: 60 mph ≈ 95 km/h, 50 mph ≈ 80 km/h, 40 mph ≈ 65 km/h"

Ireland

The term single carriageway is also used for roads in the Republic of Ireland. Speed limits on single carriageway roads vary depending on their classification: national primary roads and national secondary roads have a general speed limit of 100km/h while regional roads and local roads have a general speed limit of 80km/h.

See also

*Dual carriageway


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • carriageway — noun (BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ dual, single ▪ northbound, etc. PREPOSITION ▪ on a/the carriageway ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • single — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 CD, tape, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ best selling, hit, smash ▪ number one, top ten ▪ debut, first …   Collocations dictionary

  • carriageway — noun (C) BrE the part of a road that a single line of traffic moves along see also: dual carriageway …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Single yellow line — A single yellow line is a road marking that is present on the side of the carriageway in the United Kingdom. It indicates that parking or waiting at that roadside is prohibited at certain times of day. The exact times vary by area and are… …   Wikipedia

  • Dual carriageway — A typical British dual carriageway with central barrier on the A63(T) near Hull, England …   Wikipedia

  • A38 road — A38 road …   Wikipedia

  • N8 road (Ireland) — For other roads of the same name, see N8 (disambiguation). See also: M8 motorway N8 road Part of …   Wikipedia

  • Milton Keynes grid road system — A typical single carriageway grid road, H4 Dansteed Way, looking east from Two Mile Ash. Note the tree lining, the redway cyclepath and the staggered junction for local roads. The Milton Keynes grid road system is a network of national speed… …   Wikipedia

  • A21 road — UK road routebox caption= A21 at Scotney Castle. road= A21 length mi= 63 length km= 101 direction= Northwest Southeast start= London (Lewisham) destinations= Bromley Orpington Swanley Sevenoaks Royal Tunbridge Wells end= Hastings construction… …   Wikipedia

  • M40 motorway — UK motorway routebox motorway= M40 length mi= 89 length km= 144 direction= Southeast Northwest (London Radial) start= Uxbridge, London destinations= Beaconsfield High Wycombe Oxford Bicester Banbury Warwick Royal Leamington Spa Stratford upon… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”