thoroughfares

Roads for travel

Thoroughfares are roads or streets that pass through an area, especially main routes open to public traffic.

The word emphasizes passage—a thoroughfare goes somewhere, connecting places rather than ending in a cul-de-sac: The city's major thoroughfares were clogged during rush hour.

Signs reading "No Thoroughfare" prohibit passage through private property.

roads

streets

Public urban ways

avenuesWide urban streets
boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
highwaysMajor intercity roads

lanes · roads · arteries · intersections · crossroads · sidewalks · pavements · carriageways · roadways · byways

routes

interstate

Between political regions

freewayHighway without tolls
expresswayLimited-access highway
turnpikeFee-charging highway

parkway · boulevard · avenue · thruway · artery · byway · causeway · track · alleyway · motorway

networks

intersections

Points where things cross

infrastructureBasic physical systems
arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
conduitsChannels for conveying substances

corridors · junctions · crossroads · interchange · grid · channels · bridges · tunnels · overpasses · connections

passages

aisle

Corridor between seating sections

hallwayInterior connecting passage
alleyNarrow way between buildings
walkwayPath for foot traffic

footpath · arcade · gangway · concourse · tunnel · cloister · vestibule · entrance · portal · accessway

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streets

interstate

intersections

aisle

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