superhighways
Multi-lane express routes
Superhighways are major highways designed for high-speed traffic, typically with multiple lanes, controlled access, and no intersections—what Americans more commonly call freeways or interstates.
The term now frequently appears in figurative contexts: the information superhighway was 1990s shorthand for the Internet, emphasizing its capacity for rapid data transmission.
Parallel traffic divisions
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
autobahn · thoroughfare · carriageway · artery · bypass · route · pavement · tarmac
Reciprocal substitutions or swaps
- overpassesElevated road crossings
- viaductsElevated bridges over valleys
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
concrete · asphalt · construction · engineering · foundations · earthworks · cloverleafs · on-ramps
Goods being transported
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- convoysGroups traveling under guard
- cargoTransported goods
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
haulage · shipment · delivery · distribution · carriers · transit · commute · long-haul
Extremely great in size
- expansiveCovering a large area
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- sprawlingSpread irregularly outward
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
wide · broad · multilane · network · mega · coast-to-coast · transcontinental · cross-country
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- rapidMoving with haste
- throttlePower flow controller
cruise · momentum · swift · zoom · mph · racing · unrestricted · efficiency
lanes
Parallel traffic divisions
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
turnpike · autobahn · thoroughfare · carriageway · artery · bypass · route · pavement · tarmac · dividers
interchanges
Reciprocal substitutions or swaps
- overpassesElevated road crossings
- viaductsElevated bridges over valleys
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
tunnels · concrete · asphalt · construction · engineering · foundations · earthworks · cloverleafs · on-ramps · off-ramps
freight
Goods being transported
logistics · haulage · shipment · delivery · distribution · carriers · transit · commute · long-haul · eighteen-wheelers
vast
Extremely great in size
massive · wide · broad · multilane · network · mega · coast-to-coast · transcontinental · cross-country · endless
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- rapidMoving with haste
throttle · cruise · momentum · swift · zoom · mph · racing · unrestricted · efficiency · nonstop
superhighwayscountry roads
Unpaved rural thoroughfares
dirt roads · back roads · footpaths · trails · narrow lanes
superhighwaysdirt tracks
Roads without pavement
wilderness trails · wagon trails · country lanes · bridle paths · cowpaths
superhighwayswinding roads
Curved driving routes
side streets · scenic routes · dead ends · residential streets · scenic byways