Thoroughfare

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Multiple issues A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way of transport, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft.[1] Originally, the word referred to a main road or open street which was frequented thoroughly.[2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Different terms

  • Roads, route or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved for travel
  • Boardwalk
  • Boulevard, particularly in North American usage
  • Bridle path, for equestrian use
  • Canopy walkway
  • Cycleway, for use by cyclists
  • Footpath, for use only by pedestrians
  • Foreshoreway, a greenway along the edge of the sea, open to both walkers and cyclists
  • Greenway, a wilderness area intended for "passive use"
  • Highway, depending on jurisdiction, anything from a path (England) to a road restricted to fast motor vehicles
  • Hiking trail, trails (footpaths), in the countryside
  • Long-distance trail, recreational trail of exceptional length (between 50 km and 1,000 km or more) mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing
  • Parkway, a landscaped thoroughfare
  • Running course, a footway used by runners
  • Sidewalk, a path for people to walk along the side of a road
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  • Towpath, a path along a canal or river originally used for towing a boat
  • Roundabout or traffic circle, a type of intersection that directs both turning and through traffic onto a one-way circular roadway
  • Trail/track, a rough path through more wild or remote territory
  • Many other types of road
  • Strait or channel, a heavily trafficked water route[3]
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  • Stroad, a street/road hybrid
  • Walkway

See also

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