frontage road
Highway's parallel street
A frontage road runs parallel to a highway or major thoroughfare, providing access to adjacent properties without entering the main road.
Also called a service road or access road.
Frontage roads are common in suburban commercial areas: Take the frontage road to reach the shopping center.
Private residential road
- rampSloped connecting surface
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- turnoffExit from main road
- entrancePoint of access
egress · ingress · approach · gateway · thoroughfare · corridor · highway · arterial
Earth's solid surface
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- acreageAmount of land owned
- tractArea of land
setback · easement · right-of-way · boundary · lot · zoning · survey · deed
Sectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- urban designShaping cities physically
- traffic flowMovement of vehicles
- streetscapeUrban corridor's appearance
pedestrian access · sidewalk · median · intersection · development · commercialization · construction · building codes
driveway
Private residential road
- rampSloped connecting surface
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- turnoffExit from main road
entrance · egress · ingress · approach · gateway · thoroughfare · corridor · highway · arterial · expressway
land
Earth's solid surface
tract · setback · easement · right-of-way · boundary · lot · zoning · survey · deed · title
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- urban designShaping cities physically
- traffic flowMovement of vehicles
streetscape · pedestrian access · sidewalk · median · intersection · development · commercialization · construction · building codes · expansion
- road featurescurve, bend, straightaway, stretch, junction
- roadshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, motorway
- rural roadscountry lane, dirt tracks, rural route, country lanes, backroads
- frontsfront door, front yard, front porch, front gate, front lawn
- highway planningtraffic flow, interchange, exit ramp, on-ramp, cloverleaf
- access roadsdriveway, entrance, exit, ramp, approach
frontage roadhighway
Major road for travel
freeway · expressway · interstate · motorway · arterial road
road, roads, roadway, waterfront, forefront, frontage, fronted, beachfront, fronting