main roads
Primary travel routes
Main roads are the primary thoroughfares that carry the heaviest traffic through cities, towns, or regions, as distinguished from side streets, back roads, or residential lanes.
They typically connect significant destinations and are wider, better maintained, and more heavily traveled than secondary routes.
Take the main roads if you want to get there faster.
In some countries, particularly Australia and parts of Asia, Main Roads functions as the name of the government department responsible for highway construction and maintenance.
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- divided highwayRoad with separated lanes
- causewaysElevated roads over water
- freewayHighway without tolls
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Minor urban roads
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