Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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On Monday, crews will close all northbound lanes along Interstate 5 between Carlsbad Village Drive and state Route 78 from 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Nine of the crashes have been northbound, the direction in which the bridge is 12 feet high.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Officers believe the pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart while walking in or near the northbound lane of Bardstown Road, Sanders said.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2024
The Sunshine Skyway was able to reopen quickly after the northbound span was converted into a two-lane highway, but the replacement bridge wasn’t completed until 1987.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
For the closures on westbound Highway 50, traffic will be diverted to the northbound I-5 and I-80 interchange from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Eastbound Highway 50
On Thursday and Friday, commuters can expect a full closure of eastbound Highway 50.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the northbound lanes of I-880 south of Alvarado-Niles Road in Union City.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
At that time, the northbound lanes of the Hoan buckled and led the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to demolish the lanes and rebuild them.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
The northbound lane of the Dahlia Street bridge over Interstate 76 north of Commerce City will remain closed until early fall while crews work to repair damage from a tractor-trailer crash earlier this month.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2024
Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Nine of the crashes have been northbound, the direction in which the bridge is 12 feet high.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Officers believe the pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart while walking in or near the northbound lane of Bardstown Road, Sanders said.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2024
The Sunshine Skyway was able to reopen quickly after the northbound span was converted into a two-lane highway, but the replacement bridge wasn’t completed until 1987.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
For the closures on westbound Highway 50, traffic will be diverted to the northbound I-5 and I-80 interchange from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Eastbound Highway 50
On Thursday and Friday, commuters can expect a full closure of eastbound Highway 50.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the northbound lanes of I-880 south of Alvarado-Niles Road in Union City.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
At that time, the northbound lanes of the Hoan buckled and led the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to demolish the lanes and rebuild them.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
The northbound lane of the Dahlia Street bridge over Interstate 76 north of Commerce City will remain closed until early fall while crews work to repair damage from a tractor-trailer crash earlier this month.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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