expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
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a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2024
Unofficial options for those coming off the expressway start with getting quickly over into the left turn lane on Northwest Seventh Street or waiting to turn left onto Northwest Third Street.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
The heart of the Norwood Lateral construction is the rehabilitation of three bridges that make up parts of the expressway.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
Image Image City officials are speeding up beautification projects around Chicago, improving streetscapes and removing graffiti near the expressways, hoping that the city will be shining by August.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2024
Unofficial options for those coming off the expressway start with getting quickly over into the left turn lane on Northwest Seventh Street or waiting to turn left onto Northwest Third Street.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
The heart of the Norwood Lateral construction is the rehabilitation of three bridges that make up parts of the expressway.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
Image Image City officials are speeding up beautification projects around Chicago, improving streetscapes and removing graffiti near the expressways, hoping that the city will be shining by August.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places
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