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The Autostrada A58, the Milan external east ring road, Italy. Together with the Autostrada A50 (Milan west ring road), the Autostrada A51 (Milan east ring road) and the Autostrada A52 (Milan north ring road), it is the largest system of ring roads around a city in Italy, for a total length greater than 100 kilometres (62 mi).[1]

Below is a list of ring roads from around the world encircling major cities.

Africa

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Egypt

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Ghana

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Morocco

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Nigeria

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South Africa

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Main article: Ring Roads in South Africa
Johannesburg Ring Road

Asia

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China

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See also: Ring roads of Beijing

Hong Kong

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The ring road that circles the New Territories area of Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, a circular motorway, Route 9, as known as New Territories Circular Road, circles the New Territories and connects all the towns to the north of New Kowloon.

India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Japan

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Fukuoka

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  • Expressway
    • Fukuoka Expressway Circle Route (35 km, 60–80 km/h)

Nagoya

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Osaka

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Sendai Metropolitan Area

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  • Expressway
    • Gurutto Sendai (58.9 km, 70–100 km/h)

Greater Tokyo Area

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Expressways of the Greater Tokyo Area

Malaysia

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George Town

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Johor Bahru

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Kuala Lumpur

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Others

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Nepal

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Metro Manila

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Singapore

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South Korea

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Seoul

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Daejeon

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Gwangju

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  • Ring Road, a complete ring road consisting:
    • Honam Expressway (route 25), northern portion
    • Route 77, the eastern, western and southern portion

Thailand

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Bangkok

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  • Outer Ring Road – Kanchanaphisek Road – Motorway route 9, a complete ring road (grade-separated and controlled access) comprising:
  • Inner Ring Road – a complete ring road comprising
    • Ratchadaphisek Road (eastern portion)
    • Wong Sawang Road (northern portion)
    • Charan Sanit Wong Road (western portion)
  • Bangkok Expressway – a fully tolled, complete ring (grade-separated and controlled access) comprising
    • Port – Dao Khanong Expressway (southern portion)
    • Phaya Thai – Bangkhlo Expressway (western portion)
    • Chalerm Mahanakhorn Expressway (eastern portion)
    • Asoke – Rachadapisek Expressway (northern portion)

Northern Thailand

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  • Ayutthaya – Route 32, 347 and 356, a complete outer ring road
  • Ayutthaya – U Thong Road, a complete inner ring road, surrounding old city
  • Chiang Mai – Route 121, a complete outer ring road
  • Chiang Mai – Route 11 and 1141, a partial inner ring road
  • Phitsanulok – Route 126, a complete ring road linking routes 11, 12 and 117
  • Suphanburi – Route 357, a complete ring road linking routes 321, 322, 329 and 340.
  • Saraburi – Route 362, a complete ring road linking routes 1 and 2.

North Eastern Thailand

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  • Buriram – Route 288, a complete ring road linking routes 218, 219 and 226
  • Khon Kaen – Route 230, a complete ring road linking Route 2 and Route 12
  • Roi Et – Route 232, a complete ring road linking routes 23, 214 and 215
  • Ubon Ratchathani – Route 231, a complete ring road linking routes 23, 24, 212, 217 and 226
  • Udon Thani – Route 216 'By pass Road', a complete ring road linking Route 2 with Routes 22 and 216

South Eastern Thailand

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  • Chonburi – Route 361, a partial ring road linking Route 3 with routes 315 and 344

Southern Thailand

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  • Surat Thani – complete ring road consisting of routes 401, 417 and 420
  • Trang – Route 419, a complete ring road linking routes 4, 403 and 404

Turkey

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Most of Turkish metropolitans have beltways with motorway standard.

Vietnam

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Hanoi

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Ho Chi Minh City

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  • Partial ring road consisting:
    • National Route 1 (QL 1A), northern portion
    • Nguyen Van Linh, southern portion
    • Vanh Dai, incomplete eastern portion

Australia

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Australia

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Australian Coast or nearby – Highway 1, ring road surrounds all of Australia

New South Wales

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Queensland

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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Europe

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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  • Zagreb bypass (A2, A3, A4)
    • A second, 160 km (99 mi) bypass (proposed signing is A15) was announced to be part of the 2009–2012 four-year construction plan)
  • Rijeka bypass (A7)

Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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  • D0 (Prague Ring Road) (partially completed)
  • Městský okruh (Urban Ring Road), Prague (partially completed)
  • Road I/31 (Hradec Králové)
  • Big City Ring (Velký městský okruh) in Brno
  • Brno City Ring (Brněnský městský okruh, vnitřní městský okruh), the inner ring in Brno
  • the three old Prague rings (I - inner, II - middle, III - outer) and many rings in other cities are not special express ring roads but routes signed on common streets and roads

Denmark

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  • Copenhagen City Ring (O2) and Outer Rings O3, O4, Motorringveje 3 og 4)

Estonia

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Finland

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  • Kehä 0 (Ring 0), a conceptual approach to routing traffic away from the very centre of the city, to develop greater pedestrian access areas in the centre, the so-called "carless centre". Though this is the least legitimate in the sense of what is commonly thought as a ring road, merely consisting of ways to route traffic, it differs from the other ring roads in that it would consist of a fully circular network of routes around a focal point, rather than I, II and III, which are properly only semicircular, being as they are, limited by the sea on one side.
  • Hakamäentie, by-passes inner city. The central part is built, remaining parts uniting Turku motorway with E75
  • Kehä I (Ring 1), encircling Helsinki while also passing through Espoo, for local traffic
  • Kehä II (Ring 2), traffic loadout highway through Espoo, for local traffic (Kehä II is not an actual ring road but only a stub – the complete ring is not yet even planned)
  • Kehä III (Ring 3), bypass of Helsinki, part of E18, encircling Helsinki through Vantaa, Espoo and Kirkkonummi, for local traffic and long-distance traffic[3]
  • Turun kehätie (Turku Ring Road), encircling city of Turku and bypasses through Turku, Raisio, Lieto and Kaarina.
  • Tampere Ring Road, encircling city of Tampere and bypasses Tampere, Pirkkala, Nokia and Ylöjärvi.

France

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Germany

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Greece

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Athens is encircled by the system of Attiki Odos motorway with three main avenues, forming a Π around the Athens Basin. To the northern side, the main section (number 6) connecting Elefsina shipyards-industrial zone with the Athens International Airport in Spata and counts about 50 km. To the western side, Aigaleo Avenue, encircling Mount Aigaleo and to the eastern side, the Hymettus Ring. As supplementary avenues there are also NATO Avenue, running across the Elefsina Basin next to Mount Aigaleo, Katehaki Avenue, connecting NE (Papagou) and SE (Ilioupoli) suburbs of Athens aligned with Mount Hymettus and finally Varis-Koropiou Avenue, connecting the vicinity of Athens International Airport and the SE coast of Athens, near the suburb of Voula, in the back side of Mount Hymettus. To the south side (coast), Poseidonos Avenue (Or "Paraliaki (Παραλιακή): Greek for "Coastal (Road)") runs from Piraeus (Faliro Interchange) to Voula, aligned with the coast, until it meets Varis-Koropiou and then it continues to the countryside Sounio Avenue, towards Sounio and Lavrio.

The quality of the encircling system varies from motorway of high standards and fully computerised control and service (northern section of Attiki Odos) to more simple two-lanes avenue, like Aigaleo Avenue. Most of the system, maybe except the mountainous parts (Aigaleo, Katehaki and Hymettus Ring), is a high-speed traffic system of roads. Usually the most speedy traffic is noticed on the coastal Poseidonos Avenue, thus making it need increased attention.

Hungary

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Iceland

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  • Route 1, which circles the entire country

Ireland

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All ring roads listed are not arranged from previously existing roads.

Dublin has three generations of partial ring roads. Due to its location on the sea, there is no complete ring road as yet. with the combined South Circular Road and North Circular Road forming the oldest, and inner pair dating from the 19th century.

The M50 motorway forms the middle, most complete and most heavily trafficked (85k-90k cars/day) ring road with an eventual plan to form a complete ring via an undersea tunnel or bridge.

The Outer Ring Road forms the newest partial ring, running along the west of the cities outer suburbs. Eventual plans are to link it to sections of the R121 road which provides a similar service in the north west of the city, with land being reserved for this.

In addition, Dublin City Council has signed two "orbital routes" consisting of existing roads, but following these requires turning at many junctions.

Italy

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Grande Raccordo Anulare, Rome, Italy

Netherlands

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The S100 that circles central Amsterdam (yellow) and the larger A10 (red) and its numerous connecting highways.

The Hague is circled by four ring roads:

  • The "Ring" is the main ring road, roughly 34 km long; It is also called the "International ring".
  • Around the city centre, there is the "CentrumRING", roughly 11 km long.

Norway

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Poland

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Kraków rings: existing, built and planned.

Portugal

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Romania

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The Bucharest Ring Motorway Red: Old Ring Road Green: Opened sections on the ring motorway Light blue: Sections under construction Grey: Planned section.
  • Centura București (CB, Bucharest Inner Ringroad) , national road class around Bucharest, currently upgrading to expressway standard;
  • Autostrada Centura București (ACB, Bucharest Outer Ringroad or A0), a motorway-class road circling Bucharest, partially opened.
  • Sibiu bypass: The 17.5 km of motorway as a part of A1 motorway forming a partial beltway around Sibiu was fully completed on August 30, 2011.
  • Autostrada Centura Constanţa (Constanţa West Bypass motorway), part of A4 , completed in 2011. Currently the government has plans to extend it to the border with Bulgaria, at Vama Veche.

Russia

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The Saint Petersburg Ring Road, fully encircling the city.
The Moscow Ring Road shown in dark blue.

Moscow, Russia has three beltways:

  • MKAD — Moscow Ring Road, which follows city borders, is approximately 109 kilometres (68 mi)
  • Moscow Small Ring Road — road A107, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) off MKAD, length is about 320 kilometres (200 mi)
  • Moscow Big Ring Road — road A108, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) off MKAD, length is about 550 kilometres (340 mi)

Moscow Central Ring Road is a planned road which will consist of parts of Moscow Small Ring and Moscow Big Ring. Planned length is about 442 kilometres (275 mi), it will be opened in 2015.

Inside the Moscow city limits there are three ring roads: the central Boulevard Ring, which is generally two lanes each way with narrow tree-lined parks between the carriage ways; the Garden Ring, which has at least four lanes each way and no gardens; and the Third Ring Road, which was constructed in the late 1990s and early 2000s and combined existing roads and new highways. A fourth ring, between the Third Ring and the MKAD, is planned.

Slovenia

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Serbia

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Plan of the Belgrade bypass, with major interchanges:
  Existing highways
  Section A, Batajnica-Dobanovci
  Section B, Dobanovci-Bubanj Potok
  Section C, Bubanj Potok-Pančevo

Spain

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The system of ring roads in the Spanish region of Madrid.

Madrid, Spain is served by three beltways:

  • M-30, which at a mean distance of 5.17 kilometres (3.21 mi) to the Puerta del Sol has been overtaken by the city in most of its 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) length.
  • M-40, which borders Madrid at a mean distance of 10.07 kilometres (6.26 mi), with connections to the southern metropolitan towns and projects westwards to reach Pozuelo de Alarcón for a total length of 63.5 kilometres (39.5 mi).
  • M-50, which was planned as a full ring but is not "closed" as of 2008, though projects by the Autonomous Community of Madrid to connect both ends through a tunnel are being aired. It is 85 kilometres (53 mi) long and services mainly the metropolitan area at a mean distance of 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi).

Also, the half-loop M45 runs between the M40 and the M50 at the east, where the two beltways are more separated; and there are plans to build a fourth full loop, the M60, which would be over 120 kilometres (75 mi) long and encompass the whole metropolitan area of Madrid. This proliferation of orbital motorways is partially due to the traditional high radiality of the Spanish highway network, which routed most cross-country traffic through Madrid.

Other Spanish beltways include:

Sweden

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  • Stockholm Ring Road (half-completed, eastern section under feasibility study)
  • Malmö Inner Ring Road
  • Malmö Outer Ring Road
  • Linköping Inner Ring (C-ring) and Outer Ring (Y-ring)
  • Västerås

Ukraine

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Kyiv has 3 beltways:

  • Small Beltway – completed
  • Great Beltway – only west half-belt is complete, through further extension is frozen.
  • Second Great Beltway – currently under construction.

Kharkiv has one of oldest ring roads in Ukraine. It was built in 1960–1970s. The road has been maintained in preparation for UEFA Euro 2012.

Other cities that have ring roads include:

United Kingdom

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North America

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Canada

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Alberta

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Manitoba

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New Brunswick

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Nova Scotia

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Ontario

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Quebec

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Saskatchewan

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Cuba

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Camagüey Province

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Ciego de Avila Province

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Cienfuegos Province

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Guantánamo Province

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Granma Province

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Holguín Province

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La Habana Province

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Las Tunas Province

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Matanzas Province

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Sancti Spíritus Province

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Santiago de Cuba Province

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Villa Clara Province

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Mexico

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A portion of the Circuito Interior, José Vasconcelos Avenue between Colonia Condesa and Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec, looking east in Mexico City.
  • Circuito Interior, Mexico City. The inner beltway inside Mexico City proper.
  • Libramiento Arco Norte a toll road partly under construction being built around Mexico City.
  • Periférico Manuel Gómez Morín, Guadalajara, Jalisco. The ring has a gap: it starts at the Federal Highway 44, circles around the city as a 3+3 lane highway, becomes a 2+2 lane road in the Tonalá municipality, and ends abruptly in the Federal Highway 90.
  • Macrolibramiento, Guadalajara, Jalisco. An outer beltway that bypasses the city from the Zapotlanejo expressway to the Tepic expressway with the goal of relieving the current beltway from its heavy cargo traffic.
  • Anillo Interno 210, Monterrey, Nuevo León. The beltway is almost a complete 3+3 lane highway. In clockwise it starts in the intersection with Avenida Constitución and continues until Avenida Gonzalitos – Fidel Velazquez, then Avenida Nogalar, Avenida Los Angeles, until the intersection Churubusco – Avenida Constitución. The beltway is a complete freeway except for the part from Avenida Los Angeles – Churubusco until Avenida Constitución (east part of the Beltway).
  • Periférico Ecológico, Puebla, Puebla. An incomplete ringroad which passes through most of the municipalities that conform the Metropolitan Area of Puebla.
  • Tijuana-Rosarito Autopista, Tijuana, Baja California. Currently under construction, it will form a bypass around Tijuana connecting Federal Highway 2 to Federal Highway 1 in Ensenada.

United States

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Alabama

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Arkansas

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Arizona

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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District of Columbia

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Main article: List of circles in Washington, D.C.

Florida

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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Main article: List of traffic circles in New Jersey

New York

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North Carolina

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These ring roads are all unfinished except for I-240/I-40 serving Asheville, I-840/I-85/I-73 serving Greensboro, I-440/I-40 serving Raleigh, I-485 and I-277/I-77 and Charlotte Route 4.

Other Freeway loops

Nonfreeway loops

Ohio

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Interstate 610 map, Texas

Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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Wisconsin

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South America

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Argentina

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Brazil

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Map of Feira de Santana

Chile

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See also

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List of longest ring roads

References

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  1. ^ "7 cose che forse non sapevi delle TANGENZIALI di Milano" (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hyderabad Growth Corridor | Outer Ring Road Project | Envisioning The Future
  3. ^ kartta.hel.fi Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Highways Agency – M42/M5/M6 (Birmingham Box) Route Management Strategy Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
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