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.

infrastructure

driveway

Private residential road

entrance · egress · ingress · approach · gateway · thoroughfare · corridor · highway · arterial · expressway

property

land

Earth's solid surface

  • parcelWrapped item for shipping
  • plotStoryline or land parcel
  • acreageAmount of land owned

tract · setback · easement · right-of-way · boundary · lot · zoning · survey · deed · title

planning

zoning

Sectioning areas by use

streetscape · pedestrian access · sidewalk · median · intersection · development · commercialization · construction · building codes · expansion

Categories
Opposites
road hierarchy/primary vs. secondary

frontage roadhighway

Major road for travel

freeway · expressway · interstate · motorway · arterial road

access function

frontage roadexpress route

Path without intermediate stops

access vs. through-movement

frontage roadbypass

Route that skirts obstacles

express lanes · toll road · non-stop route

Family

road, roads, roadway, waterfront, forefront, frontage, fronted, beachfront, fronting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G