definition
strict definition
transportation corridor
A linear geographic pathway for a particular transport mode, whether constructed or designated without construction.
A transportation corridor is a linear pathway for a particular mode of transportation. It includes built pathways as well as designated pathways which involve no construction at all.
The corridor identifies the route along which that mode travels. The route can exist by designation even where no physical surface or structure was built for it.
A roadway provides a road-vehicle route, while an airway describes an aircraft corridor. Their transport purpose is shared despite their different physical settings.
transportation corridor Photos
More specific definitions
4 sub-definitions-
flight path
A common or designated air corridor used by aircraft, with boundaries and altitude limits varying along the route. -
guided pathway
A transportation corridor in which vehicles are guided by tracks, wires, or other infrastructure. -
navigable waterway
A route accessible to boats, including water channels and pathways across open water. -
roadway
A transportation corridor for independently driven road vehicles, without tracks or a vehicle-guidance system.
Related definitions
-
geographic division
A geographic area with clearly defined borders which fits into a hierarchy of geo-levels. -
group of structures
A defined collection of proximate structures which belong to a single development or whose modules overlap significantly. -
market
A geographical area or segment of entities within an area which is commonly treated as a unit for economic analysis. -
special region
A bounded geographic place that does not fit ordinary geographic divisions because of its extent, distribution, or special purpose.