throughways

Roads passing through

Throughways is the plural of throughway, a variant spelling of thruway—a highway designed for high-speed, uninterrupted traffic, typically with limited access points.

The spelling with "through" is less common than thruway but appears in some regional usage: The new throughways bypassed the downtown congestion.

roads

freeway

Highway without tolls

motorway · carriageway · boulevard · avenue · parkway · causeway · artery · route · lane · street

transit

subway

Underground transit passage

  • metroUrban rail transit
  • railHorizontal support bar
  • tramUrban rail vehicle

trolley · commuter · station · platform · terminal · hub · interchange · junction · transfer · line

passages

corridor

Enclosed connecting walkway

  • hallwayInterior connecting passage
  • passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
  • aisleCorridor between seating sections

tunnel · arcade · walkway · concourse · alley · gallery · breezeway · underpass · skybridge · gangway

Categories
Opposites
road type and access

throughwayscul-de-sacs

Streets closed at one end

dead ends · side streets · local roads · blind alleys · neighborhood streets

Family

throughway

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G