Intersection facts for kids
An intersection is where two or more roads come together. Intersections are also known as junctions. At an intersection, there can be stop signs on one or both sides of the intersection. There can also be a stop light.
Kinds of intersections
There are two major types of intersections.
- 3-way intersection
- Also called a T intersection, 3-way intersections make a T-like shape.
- 4-way intersection
- 4-way intersections make a cross- or +-like shape.
Picture of a four-way street intersection as seen from above. Several kinds of crosswalks are shown in this picture.
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Images for kids
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Considering a road to correspond to the set of all its locations, a road intersection (cyan) of two roads (green, blue) corresponds to the intersection of their sets.
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