Landtransport - Infrastructure

a wide path made for cars, buses, etc. to travel along

Straße

a paved surface used for travel by vehicles

Fahrbahn, Straße

a passage that we use to get to a place or reach to a point

Weg, Passage

a way or track that is built or made by people walking over the same ground

Pfad

a small street or a square in a town, often with houses around it

platz, ort

a track that a train travels along

Linie, Gleis

a main road or highway, often used for long-distance travel

Hauptstraße, Fernstraße

a road owned and maintained by a private individual or organization

privater Weg, privatstraße

a road designed with grooves or ridges that produce musical sounds when driven over at a specific speed

musikalische Straße, Melodienstraße

an important railroad line between two cities or large towns

Hauptlinie, wichtige Bahnlinie

a raised road or track across low or wet ground

Damm, Erhöhung

a wide and important public road that connects different places and is usually designed to handle heavy traffic

Hauptstraße, Fernstraße

a minor road that branches off from a main road

Nebenstraße, Abzweigung

a secondary road or path designed to help manage traffic flow by providing alternative routes to the main roads

Hilfsstraße, Umgehungsstraße

a less traveled road

Nebenstraße, weniger befahrene Straße

a little-used road or lane

Nebenstraße, wenig genutzte Straße

a temporary route used to bypass a closed or blocked section of road

Umleitung, Umweg

any major public road that connects cities or towns

Fernstraße

a road maintained by the state government, typically connecting cities and towns within the state

Landesstraße, Staatsstraße

a controlled-access highway that has no intersections or cross-traffic and is designed for high-speed travel

Autobahn, Schnellstraße

a wide road that is designed for both high-speed car traffic and for walking or biking, but does not do either very well

breite Straße, stroad

a gently sloping pathway that connects a lower or higher level, designed to facilitate the smooth entry to or exit from a main road or highway

Rampe

a longer path taken to enjoy beautiful views or interesting sights along the way

der malerische Weg, die landschaftliche Route

a scenic road designed for leisurely driving, often with landscaped surroundings

Landschaftsstraße, Parkstraße

a road where drivers must pay a fee to use, often to fund maintenance and improvements

Mautstraße, Zahlstraße

a type of street designed to gather traffic from local neighborhoods and distribute it to larger roads or highways

Sammlungsstraße, Sammelstraße

a road or pathway that links two or more places together, facilitating travel and transportation

Verbindung, Anschluss

a structure built over a river, road, etc. that enables people or vehicles to go from one side to the other

Brücke

a structure built to allow pedestrians or vehicles to cross over a road, railway, or river

Überführung, Brücke

a type of bridge that is built over a road to provide a different passage

Überführung, Viadukt

an underground tunnel or path that people can use to cross a road, railway, etc.

Unterführung

a bridge that can be pulled up in order to control the entrance or passage by people or ships

Zugbrücke, Hebe- und Senkbrücke

a type of movable bridge that can be raised and lowered to allow for the passage of water traffic

Wippenbrücke, Klappbrücke

a road or bridge constructed over another road or railway line, allowing vehicles to pass over or cross without interference

Viadukt, Hochstraße

a long, elevated structure that carries a railway or road across a valley or river, typically held up by a series of arches

Viadukt

a road or pathway that typically runs along a coast, offering scenic views of the sea and surroundings

Küstenstraße

a passage dug through or under a mountain or a structure, typically for cars, trains, people, etc.

Tunnel

a track with rails along which trains run

Eisenbahn

the track or line on which an electric vehicle called a tram moves

Straßenbahnlinie, Schienen der Straßenbahn

a secondary or lesser-used road or path that diverges from a main road or path

Abzweigung, Nebenstraße

a major highway, typically with a gate where travelers pay a fee for use

Mautstraße, Autobahn mit Maut

a smaller channel or stream that flows into a larger body of water, particularly used in reference to canals or water distribution systems

Zufluss, Speisewasser

a part of a road through which vehicles can move on to another

Ausfahrt, Abfahrt

an area near a road where people can stop to eat food, rest, etc.

Raststätte, Pausenplatz

an area along a highway or freeway with facilities for travelers to rest, eat, and use restroom facilities

Rastplatz, Pausenplatz

a facility along highways where truck drivers can refuel, rest, and eat

Lkw-Raststätte, Lastwagenrastplatz

the situation where multiple roads or routes run parallel or alongside each other

Konkurrenz, parallel verlaufende Straßen

a covered opening in a roadway or street used for access to underground utilities

Schachtdeckel, Kanaldeckel

a heavy metal lid that covers a manhole to prevent access and ensure safety

Kanaldeckel, Manhole-Deckel