Junction Types Which Permit U-turns
The following junction types typically permit U-turns but are not designed specifically for that purpose.
- Normal at-grade intersections on divided highways often allow traffic traveling on the divided highway to perform a U-turn, often when there is a green light for traffic turning onto the side road, crossing the opposing lanes (left turns in countries where traffic drives on the right; right turns in countries where traffic drives on the left).
- Traffic at at-grade intersections with jughandles can usually use the jughandle ramps and side roads to turn back onto the original road in the opposite direction.
- Traffic circles and roundabouts make turning around rather easy.
- Many freeway interchanges with surface streets are configured so that traffic on the freeway can exit onto the surface street, and re-enter the freeway in the opposite direction.
- The cloverleaf interchange permits turning around by navigating two consecutive "leaves" of the clover pattern.
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