How to Use northbound in a Sentence

northbound

adjective
  • The northbound lanes are closed.
  • The first phase will rebuild the northbound side of the road.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The northbound lanes of I-75 are shut down just south of the I-74 ramp due to a crash.
    Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 22 May 2021
  • The Malibu had changed lanes and struck the Dodge in the northbound lanes of the freeway.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 1 May 2021
  • The woman and dog were found dead in the northbound lanes of John Young.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 4 June 2021
  • The crash shut down the southbound side of the bridge for hours, while the northbound side was closed briefly.
    Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • The wreck forced the closure of two northbound lanes for about two hours.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The northbound lanes of the bridge have reopened, but the southbound side is still closed.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The wreck led to a closure of the northbound lanes on that stretch of freeway, the department said.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The video shows a person walking north on the sidewalk along the northbound lanes of 82nd.
    oregonlive, 14 June 2022
  • Traffic soon came to a halt before the northbound lanes of the highway gave way.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • Nine of the crashes have been northbound, the direction in which the bridge is 12 feet high.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The northbound lanes were closed at Loop 202 and the southbound lanes at Shea Boulevard.
    Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2022
  • Deputies did not locate the vehicle that lost a tire on the northbound side of I-75.
    The Enquirer, 17 July 2023
  • Detours remain on the northbound lanes that have been blocked since the June 15 blaze.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
  • Soon after, the northbound lanes of the highway crumbled.
    Time, 11 June 2023
  • The crash briefly shut down all northbound lanes on I-15, and the two right lanes remained closed for about 90 minutes.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The then Category 3 storm ripped a northbound path from the Keys all the way to Georgia.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • One northbound lane will stay closed for the entirety of that span.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2024
  • The northbound lanes opened Sunday, a week ahead of schedule.
    Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Two right, northbound lanes of I-15 will likely be closed for three hours.
    Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • The bus had pulled over on the northbound lane of state route 57 to pick up children when the driver was alarmed by the truck’s horn, Neil said.
    Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 23 Apr. 2022
  • All northbound lanes of I-75 in Stockbridge shut down shortly before 3 a.m. due to the wreck that ...
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 22 July 2023
  • High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane just past Garden of the Gods Rd.
    CBS News, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Kemm said the impact sent Mack and Sisca into the northbound lanes of the highway.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The eastbound ramp to the bridge from northbound Naito Parkway closed Monday and will remain closed to all users through the end of the month.
    oregonlive, 14 May 2021
  • The man was one of three occupants involved in a single car crash on the northbound side of I-275.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The vehicle was later spotted driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes of I-405.
    The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2023
  • All northbound lanes and two southbound lanes of I-65 were closed for several hours after the morning crash.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 25 Dec. 2024
  • State troopers caught up with the shooter and performed a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 17 and Glendale Avenue near north Phoenix.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024

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