grade separation

noun

Definition of grade separation

: a highway or railroad crossing using an underpass or overpass

Examples of grade separation in a Sentence

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Bleyl Enginering’s Derek Wind presented the updated plan which includes the removal of a grade separation at I-45 and Shenandoah Park and a small change to a section of Grogan’s Mill, moving it from a major arterial to a minor arterial road. — Marialuisa Rincon, Houston Chronicle, "Shenandoah News & Notes: June 13," 14 June 2018 Moving up Queen Anne Hill, note the steep grade separation to the left of the transfer station at the corner of Aloha and Dexter. — Paul Dorpat, The Seattle Times, "Gleaming South Lake Union apartments stand on the site of an early Seattle dump," 16 Aug. 2017

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