public roads
Government-maintained travel routes
Public roads are thoroughfares maintained by government entities and open to general traffic without restriction.
They contrast with private roads, which may limit access to residents or authorized users.
The term appears frequently in legal and regulatory contexts: The ordinance applies only to public roads, Snow removal on public roads is the county's responsibility.
- laneDesignated travel strip
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- state highwayState-maintained public roadway
- arterial roadMajor urban traffic route
- county roadLocally-maintained rural thoroughfare
avenue · bypass · causeway · scenic byway · open road · toll road · eminent domain · paved road · expressway · frontage road · curb · thoroughfare · shoulder · right-of-way · parkway · service road · turnpike · asphalt
- public propertystate property, federal land, federal lands, state land, federal property
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, freeways
- shared ownershipco-ownership, shared ownership, community ownership, joint ownership, collective ownership
- public enterprisesnational bank, national railway, postal service, utility companies, port authority
- land lawleasehold, freehold, easement, easements, land title
- zoningzoning codes, zoning ordinance, zoning code, zoning ordinances, zoning restrictions
public roadsprivate roads
Non-public thoroughfares
private property · toll roads · gated communities · military roads · logging roads
public roadsrailways
Fixed-track transport systems
waterways · airways · footpaths · bike paths · hiking trails