sideroad
Off main thoroughfare
A sideroad is a smaller road branching off from a main road or highway.
Sideroads typically serve local traffic, connecting rural properties or small communities to larger thoroughfares: We turned off onto a sideroad to avoid the traffic.
In parts of Canada, sideroad specifically means a road running east-west in the township grid system.
Minor rural thoroughfare
- laneDesignated travel strip
- unpavedWithout permanent road covering
- scenic routeRoad selected for beauty
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
pastoral · countryside · agricultural · rustic · provincial · homestead · meadow · bucolic
Route that skirts obstacles
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- diversionRedirection of attention
- cutoffPoint of termination
turnoff · alternate route · escape route · workaround · reroute · deviation · secondary route
Point where paths meet
- turnoffExit from main road
- forkTined eating tool
- branchDivision or woody limb
- junctionPoint where things meet
access point · entrance · exit · on-ramp · off-ramp · connector
Designated travel strip
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- residential streetRoad through a neighborhood
- quiet streetLow-traffic residential road
backroad
Minor rural thoroughfare
- laneDesignated travel strip
- unpavedWithout permanent road covering
- scenic routeRoad selected for beauty
hedgerows · pastoral · countryside · agricultural · rustic · provincial · homestead · meadow · bucolic
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- diversionRedirection of attention
cutoff · turnoff · alternate route · escape route · workaround · reroute · deviation · secondary route
intersection
Point where paths meet
junction · access point · entrance · exit · on-ramp · off-ramp · connector
lane
Designated travel strip
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- residential streetRoad through a neighborhood
sideroadhighway
Major road for travel
main road · freeway · interstate · motorway · arterial road