private drive

Homeowner's access road

A private drive is a road or driveway on private property, not maintained by public authorities.

Signs marking a private drive warn that the road isn't a public throughfare and that unauthorized vehicles may be trespassed.

The term distinguishes privately owned access roads from public streets: The cabin sits at the end of a half-mile private drive.

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Opposites
access and ownership

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Common travel route

open road · toll road · main road · city street · state highway

traffic volume and function

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Major road for travel

freeway · expressway · arterial road · interstate · motorway

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G