frontage roads

Highway parallel streets

Frontage roads are local roads running parallel to a highway, providing access to adjacent businesses and properties without requiring vehicles to enter the main traffic flow.

They're common along commercial strips and interstate highways: Take the frontage road to reach the shopping center.

Also called service roads or access roads.

Related

local businesses · buffer zones · adjacency · right of way · commute · overpasses · easements · strip mall · gas station · transportation · infrastructure · commuter routes · expressways · highway exit · accessibility · bypasses · traffic flow · traffic signal

Categories
Opposites
road hierarchy/function

frontage roadsfreeway

Highway without tolls

expressway · interstate · motorway · arterial road · trunk road

ACCESS vs. THROUGH-TRAFFIC

frontage roadsnon-stop route

Uninterrupted path between points

bypass · express lanes · toll road · turnpike · beltway

Family

front, frontage, road, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontally, affront

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G