low-budget freeway

A low-budget freeway is a kind of freeway that does not meet the expectations of a standard freeway due to elements such as sharp ramps and only one lane in each direction.

Elements

The following elements may be part of a low-budget freeway:

Sharp off- and on-ramps, sometimes like at a standard intersection (also called right-in right-out ramps).
Direct driveway access from adjoining properties.
Lack of a median, or only one lane in each direction (a super 2).
A drawbridge or railroad grade crossing.

If a road includes at-grade intersections with cross traffic, it is typically considered an expressway.

Examples

Despite the prohibition in Interstate standards, a few Interstate Highways in the U.S. West have at-grade intersections. Some only allow access in one direction, but others include median breaks.
Sections of US 23 in Ohio have driveways.
OH 15 near Findlay, Ohio and Highway 115 in Ontario have sharp ramps.

Cartographic circumstances

Freeways that have oddities like the ones aforementioned are often marked as divided highways on road maps.

Low-budget Freeway

Elements

Examples

Cartographic circumstances

See also