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traffic barrier

barrier installed within medians of and next to roads to prevent vehicle collisions
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traffic barrier
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traffic barrier

Summary

traffic barrier ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • traffic barrier is made of steel[2].
  • traffic barrier is made of reinforced concrete construction[3].
  • traffic barrier is a type of guard rail[4].
  • traffic barrier is a type of transport infrastructure[5].
  • traffic barrier is a type of road traffic control device[6].
  • traffic barrier is used for road traffic safety[7].
  • traffic barrier's Commons category is recorded as Guardrails[8].
  • traffic barrier's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as barrier=guard_rail[9].
  • traffic barrier's partially coincident with is recorded as guard rail[10].
  • traffic barrier's different from is recorded as bridge railings[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include guard rail[4], transport infrastructure[5], and road traffic control device[6].

Use and Application

traffic barrier is used for road traffic safety[7].

Why It Matters

traffic barrier ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). traffic barrier. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/traffic-barrier
MLA “traffic barrier.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/traffic-barrier.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_traffic-barrier_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{traffic barrier}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/traffic-barrier}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → guard rail
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → guard rail, transport infrastructure, road traffic control device
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541378505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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