paper street
Mapped but unbuilt
A paper street is a road that appears on maps or official plans but doesn't exist as an actual built roadway—it exists only on paper.
Urban planners may designate streets that were never constructed, or old maps may show roads that have since been abandoned or overgrown.
The shortcut on the map turned out to be a paper street ending in someone's backyard.
- unbuiltNot yet constructed
- alleywayNarrow urban passage
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- nonexistentNot present anywhere
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