county road
Local rural highway
A county road is a public road maintained by a county government rather than by the state or federal government.
County roads typically connect smaller communities and rural areas to larger highways: Take the county road about five miles until you hit the main highway.
They're often numbered or named within local systems.
Quicker alternative path
- alternate routeSecondary path to destination
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
intersection · landmark · mileage · destination · GPS · grid system · turn-by-turn
Preserving working condition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- resurfacingComing up again
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- drainageLiquid removal system
shoulder · roadbed · right-of-way · signage · striping · embankment · subgrade · tar
Loose small rock fragments
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- backroadsSecondary rural routes
- unpavedWithout permanent road covering
pasture · homestead · hamlet · hedgerows · fence line · mailbox · barn · silo
Major road for travel
- laneDesignated travel strip
- bywayMinor secondary route
- farm-to-marketAgricultural goods sold locally
- loopCurve closing on itself
spur · connector · blacktop · asphalt · pavement · thoroughfare
Gently rising, falling landscape
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- vistaPleasing distant scene
countryside · landscape · picturesque · covered bridge · farmstead · orchards · vineyards · wildflowers
shortcut
Quicker alternative path
- alternate routeSecondary path to destination
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
directions · intersection · landmark · mileage · destination · GPS · grid system · turn-by-turn
maintenance
Preserving working condition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- resurfacingComing up again
- culvertTunnel for water passage
drainage · shoulder · roadbed · right-of-way · signage · striping · embankment · subgrade · tar · pothole repair
gravel
Loose small rock fragments
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- backroadsSecondary rural routes
unpaved · pasture · homestead · hamlet · hedgerows · fence line · mailbox · barn · silo · tractor
highway
Major road for travel
- laneDesignated travel strip
- bywayMinor secondary route
- farm-to-marketAgricultural goods sold locally
loop · spur · connector · blacktop · asphalt · pavement · thoroughfare
rolling hills
Gently rising, falling landscape
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
vista · countryside · landscape · picturesque · covered bridge · farmstead · orchards · vineyards · wildflowers · sunrise
- road typesscenic route, scenic routes, narrow lanes, rural routes, state routes
- roadshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, motorway
- Rural Americafarm, barns, heartland, countryside, Midwest
- rural roadscountry lane, dirt tracks, rural route, country lanes, backroads
- CountiesCork, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo
- villageshamlet, village green, alpine village, coastal village, farming village
county roadinterstate
Between political regions
interstate highway · national highway · national road · freeway · expressway
road, broad, county, roads, roadway, roadside, crossroads, crossroad, counties