northbound

Example Sentences

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Three lanes on the northbound stretch of the 5 Freeway at Los Feliz Boulevard remained closed midmorning because of the incident, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

Authorities have yet to say what caused the crash shortly before 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Pyramid Lake in the Angeles National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

The collision took place on the northbound carriageway past the Stibbington junction.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Traffic Scotland said the M74 was shut between junctions 12 and 13 near Abington in South Lanarkshire overnight but the northbound carriageway had now reopened.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Greylock is the highest eminence in Massachusetts and the first hill over 3,000 feet since Virginia for northbound hikers.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson