Intersection (road)

An intersection is where two or more roads come together. Intersections are also known as junctions. At an intersection, there can be stop signs on one or both sides of the intersection. There can also be a traffic light.

Kinds of intersections

There are two major types of intersections.

3-way intersection

Also called a T intersection, 3-way intersections make a T-like shape.

4-way intersection

4-way intersections make a cross- or +-like shape.

Picture of a four-way street intersection as seen from above. Several kinds of crosswalks are shown in this picture.

Intersection (road) Media

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  Tverskaya Zastava Square in Moscow, Russia

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  A photo of the intersection of Ayala Avenue and Buendia Avenue in Makati City, taken from somewhere up in Tower 1 of The Columns.

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  Crossroad in Grande Champagne, Charente, France.

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  Intersection along the Veterans Memorial Parkway at Hamilton Road, an at-grade expressway in London, Ontario, featuring 'slot left-turn lanes'

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  Intersection with traffic signs and traffic lights in Klaukkala, Finland

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  "Right turn on red" traffic light in Belgrade, Serbia. Right turn only after pedestrians and traffic pass from left.

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  Times Square is the hub of the Broadway theater district and a major cultural venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The pedestrian intersection also has one of the highest annual attendance rates of any tourist attraction in the world, estimated at 60 million.

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  Famous intersection of Highways 61 and 49 in Clarksdale, Mississippi sung about by Robert Johnson

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