a short lane at the end of an entrance ramp that allows entering traffic to build-up speed before merging into the main travel lanes.  In San Antonio, and in Texas in general, acceleration lanes [..]

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the common term in San Antonio for a frontage road.

a main road or thoroughfare.  Arterials are typically divided into "major arterials" and "minor arterials".

a lane that is added to a freeway at an entrance ramp and then is subsequently dropped at the next exit ramp.  Compare with acceleration lane, deceleration lane, mainlanes, and collector/distrib [..]

a traffic count that counts the number of vehicles that pass a given point on a road during a 24-hour period, averaged over several counts taken during a 12 month period.

a colloquial term for a pedestrian scramble crossing.  See pedestrian scramble.

technical term for a bridge pier.  Commonly referred to as a "bridge column".

colloquial term for raised pavement markers, also known as "traffic buttons" and "turtles".

a slip ramp configuration where an entrance ramp passes over an exit ramp, or vice-versa.  There are numerous examples in San Antonio, such as the ramps along both sides of Loop 410 between Vanc [..]