roadways
Where cars travel
Roadways is the plural of roadway, the paved or otherwise prepared surface of a road used by vehicles.
The term often appears in official or technical contexts: The city allocated funds for roadway maintenance.
Roadway can also mean a road itself, especially in formal usage or when referring to the entire corridor rather than just the driving surface.
Reciprocal transfer between parties
- junctionPoint where things meet
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- arterialsHigh-capacity main roads
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
thoroughfares · bypass · beltway · routes · connectivity · layout · circulation · linkage
Structures spanning obstacles
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- overpassesElevated road crossings
- underpassesPassages beneath roads
- interchangesReciprocal substitutions or swaps
highways · freeways · expressways · viaducts · causeways · culverts · guardrails · streetlights
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- blacktopDark paving material
- macadamCrushed stone paving
bitumen · grading · resurfacing · compaction · aggregate · subbase · roller · pothole
Movement along routes
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- jamCooked fruit spread
tailback · standstill · backup · chokepoint · snarl-up · slow-moving · volume · blockage
Shared commute arrangement
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- navigationDetermining position and course
podcasts · radio · departure · arrival · park-and-ride · reverse-commute
interchange
Reciprocal transfer between parties
corridors · thoroughfares · bypass · beltway · routes · connectivity · layout · circulation · linkage · topology
bridges
Structures spanning obstacles
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- overpassesElevated road crossings
- underpassesPassages beneath roads
interchanges · highways · freeways · expressways · viaducts · causeways · culverts · guardrails · streetlights · roundabouts
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
macadam · bitumen · grading · resurfacing · compaction · aggregate · subbase · roller · pothole · repaving
traffic
Movement along routes
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
jam · tailback · standstill · backup · chokepoint · snarl-up · slow-moving · volume · blockage · delays
carpool
Shared commute arrangement
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
navigation · podcasts · radio · departure · arrival · park-and-ride · reverse-commute
freight
Goods being transported
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
cargo · delivery · shipping · carriers · distribution · intermodal · long-haul · lorries · tankers · flatbeds
- infrastructurehighways, railway expansion, power grid, seaports, water supply
- traffic termsrush hour, traffic flow, traffic signs, congestion, peak hours
- historic routestrade routes, merchant routes, caravan routes, pilgrimage routes, overland routes
- ancient engineeringarches, aqueducts, bridges, masonry, foundations
roadwaysfootpaths
Routes for pedestrians
pedestrian paths · hiking trails · sidewalks · walkways · walking trails
roadwayswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
open terrain · uncharted territory · backcountry · open country · virgin forest