Stub Road

An unused highway is a highway or highway ramp that was partially or fully constructed, but went unused or was later closed or part of a future expansion. An unused roadway or ramp may often be referred to as an abandoned road, ghost road, highway to nowhere, stub ramp, ghost ramp, ski jump, stub street, stub-out, or simply stub.

Examples

Some examples of reasons for unused highways include:
* An older portion of roadway being left unused by a highway realignment.
* A road which existed to serve a bridge becomes a dead-end once the bridge is demolished or left to deteriorate to the point where it can no longer be safely used.
* A road becomes a dead end once a railway level crossing is closed and replaced by an overpass/underpass some distance away from the former level crossing.
* A highway being closed and demolished, where stubs remain on intersecting roads.
* Highway construction begins but is cancelled, possibly because of a highway revolts, freeway revolt.
* Stubs are built to connect to a highway that is not yet constructed.
* When a Dual carriageway, divided highway ends, sometimes a stub exists where more of the highway could become a divided highway and tie into the stub.
* A part of the highway can become unused due to changes in national borders. there.
* The highway has unused lanes but may be used when lanes are added when traffic demands warrant.

See also

*Bridge to nowhere

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Cancelled highway projects
Highways
Road junction types
Waste of resources