regional road

Area connecting route

A regional road connects towns or districts within a larger area, serving traffic between local streets and major highways.

The term appears in official road classifications in various countries, typically indicating routes maintained by regional rather than national authorities: Take the regional road north toward the next village.

Related

signpost · junction · intersection · traffic circle · detour · commute · dead end · rural · single lane · passing zone · center line · rumble strip · shoulder · guardrail · mile marker · provincial · local · district

Opposites
road hierarchy/classification

regional roadnational highway

Federally maintained major road

interstate highway · motorway · transcontinental route · freeway · autobahn

Family

region, regional, regionally, regionalism, regionalist, regions, road, roads, roadway

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G