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Recent Examples of beltway
It was once envisioned as part of a beltway loop around Hartford, linking Farmington on the western end and Rocky Hill on the east.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
Troopers responded at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday to the crash on the beltway’s inner loop near Interstate 83 in Baltimore County, where investigators believe a 2023 GMC Savana operated by Ward changed lanes and crashed into the rear of a 1989 Ford tow truck.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was part of Interstate 695, which is the beltway bypass around Baltimore.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Mar 26, 6:04 AM The history of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
The 1.6-mile bridge on the I-695 beltway crosses the Patapsco River, where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the words of the U.S. national anthem in 1814, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
—Abc News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
Troopers responded at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday to the crash on the beltway’s inner loop near Interstate 83 in Baltimore County, where investigators believe a 2023 GMC Savana operated by Ward changed lanes and crashed into the rear of a 1989 Ford tow truck.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was part of Interstate 695, which is the beltway bypass around Baltimore.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Mar 26, 6:04 AM The history of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
The 1.6-mile bridge on the I-695 beltway crosses the Patapsco River, where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the words of the U.S. national anthem in 1814, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
—Abc News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
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Most famously, five children were killed in a fiery one-car wreck on the parkway in March 2023 in Scarsdale.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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According to a release from the New York State Police, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at approximately 12 a.m., two troopers were struck by a 2004 gray Toyota RAV4 on the parkway in Babylon, New York.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Crews will reopen the left lane of the interstate in Kentucky and across the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, locally known as the Big Mac Bridge.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
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These increasingly feel hazardous to my health for two reasons—one is the worsening traffic and trucking on the interstate.Judy Stone, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In 2004, Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and returned to the same hospital in 2010 for another heart procedure, during which two stents were inserted into a coronary artery.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The cost of the bypass is $30.5 million, city officials said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes called America's water superhighway, the Mississippi River plays a crucial role in transporting products through and out of the U.S.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Chippewa and Black rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River, which has functioned as a superhighway for invasive carp to travel.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nearly every weekday morning, a device leaves a two-story home near Wiesbaden, Germany, and makes a 15-minute commute along a major autobahn.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
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The cabin is generally quiet even at motorway speeds.James Morris, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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In 1979, the fast food giant opened its first restaurant in Strasbourg and then strategically spread to all the big cities and, later, to all shopping centers, railways, and motorway service stations to reach as many consumers as possible.Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
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Williamson County was among other local highway departments already surveying roads for potholes as snow and ice melts.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation's highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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The brother had reportedly tried to stop his sibling from crossing the freeway, according to local Housten news outlet KPRC 2.Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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