Right of way

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Right of way or right-of-way may refer to:

Legal concept

Right-of-way (property access), an easement or grant to construct and maintain grid infrastructure over or under private land. Examples include pipelines, electricity grids, communication networks. This article also covers access to land without its own road frontage.
Right of way (traffic), allowing priority use of traffic flow, "the legal right of a pedestrian, [equestrian, cyclist], vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence over others in a particular situation or place"
Right of way (shipping), set of sailing rules on water paths regarding priority and signaling
Right of way (public throughway), a foot, cycle, or bridle path, trail, road, etc., that provides public access across private land
- The designated route of a road, trail, and foot, cycle, or bridle path.
- The right of transit across private land on a waterway.
In US usage, a term for the route of a railway line
A public highway

Right of Way (film), a 1983 television film drama
The Right of Way (1915 film), a lost silent film
The Right of Way (1920 film), an American film starring Bert Lytell
The Right of Way (1931 film), an American film starring Conrad Nagel and Loretta Young