throughway

Road without stops

A throughway is a major road or highway designed for high-speed travel, typically with limited access points and no intersections or traffic lights.

The term is an alternative spelling of thruway, most associated with the New York State Thruway.

More broadly, throughway can describe any passage or route that allows direct movement from one point to another without obstruction.

highway

interstate

Between political regions

freewayHighway without tolls
expresswayLimited-access highway
turnpikeFee-charging highway

motorway · roadway · carriageway · artery · route · boulevard · pavement · asphalt · lane · overpass

passage

corridor

Enclosed connecting walkway

channelPassage for transmission
tunnelEnclosed underground route
passageSegment of text

conduit · access · walkway · arcade · gallery · breezeway · concourse · underpass · shortcut · clearway

flow

traffic

Movement along routes

movementChange in position
circulationMovement through a system
transitMovement between places

stream · current · volume · congestion · bottleneck · merge · acceleration · momentum · rush · surge

Categories

roadwaysfreeway, expressway, motorway, interstate, main road
passagestunnel, hallway, duct, walkway, channel
rights-of-wayeasement, passage, corridor, servitude, sidewalk
street typesboulevard, cul-de-sac, dead-end, avenue, alley
alternate routesbypass, detour, alternate route, reroute, diversion
roadshighways, road, freeway, roads, freeways

Opposites

traffic flow and access

throughwaydead end

Passage without outlet

cul-de-sac · dead-end street · side street · local road · residential street

road hierarchy and scope

throughwaylocal road

Low-traffic neighborhood thoroughfare

side road · back street · private drive · driveway · footpath

movement vs. obstruction

throughwaydead end

Passage without outlet

barrier · roadblock · blockade · impasse · blind alley

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