main road
Major travel route
A main road is a primary route for vehicle traffic, typically wider and more heavily traveled than side streets or back roads.
Main roads connect towns and cities or serve as major arteries through urban areas: Take the main road until you see the gas station.
The term distinguishes these routes from smaller residential streets or rural lanes.
Major road for travel
- avenueBroad urban roadway
- arterialOf major vessels
- freewayHighway without tolls
- expresswayLimited-access highway
motorway · interstate · turnpike · carriageway · tollway · high street
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- medianCentral sorted value
curb · drainage · pothole · repair · maintenance · streetlamp · signage · traffic lights
Path from A to B
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- signpostRoadside directional guide
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
intersection · crossroads · junction · turn · bypass · fork · GPS · map
highway
Major road for travel
expressway · motorway · interstate · turnpike · carriageway · tollway · high street
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
median · curb · drainage · pothole · repair · maintenance · streetlamp · signage · traffic lights · roundabout
route
Path from A to B
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- signpostRoadside directional guide
- landmarkNotable point of reference
detour · intersection · crossroads · junction · turn · bypass · fork · GPS · map · wayfinding
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- flowUnbroken forward movement
gridlock · volume · peak hour · tailback · commuters · vehicles · signal · stoplight · intersection · junction
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
network · access · bypass · junction · overpass · underpass · interchange · on-ramp · off-ramp · orbital
- "Main" phrases
- roadwayshighway, freeway, expressway, motorway, interstate
- village mapsstreet layout, town square, market area, village green, manor house
- Indian Roadsmarg, path, lane, Church Street, Park Street
- park mapsyou are here, trails, trailhead, parking, restrooms
- roadshighway, highways, freeway, roads, freeways
main roadside street
Minor road off thoroughfare
back road · side road · alley · secondary road · alleyway
main roaddead end
Passage without outlet
cul-de-sac · dead-end street · blind alley · no through road · private road