Who Is Elevated Road?

An elevated highway is a controlled-access highway that is raised above grade for its entire length. Elevation is usually constructed as viaducts, typically a long pier bridge. Technically, the entire highway is a single bridge.

What is the difference between elevated road and flyover?

Flyover. A Flyover is a long structure also known as an overpass, built over an existing ground road or over a overpass. The longest flyovers are called elevated expressway and have become very common in big cities of India like Hosur Road Elevated Expressway and Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway.

How tall are elevated highways?

On Interstates, the clear height of structures shall not be less than 16 feet (4.9 meters) over the entire roadway width, including the useable width of shoulder. In urban areas, the 16-foot (4.9-meter) clearance shall apply to at least a single routing.

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