traffic artery
Main road route
A traffic artery is a major road carrying high volumes of vehicles through or between areas, like an artery carrying blood through the body.
The term emphasizes the road's role in keeping traffic flowing: The highway serves as the main traffic artery connecting the suburbs to downtown.
Blocking a traffic artery disrupts the larger circulation system.
- bus routePublic transit trajectory
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- city gridRectangular urban street plan
- highwayMajor road for travel
four-lane highway · thoroughfare · bridge · arterial road · underpass · interchange · aorta · blood vessel · roundabout · viaduct · roadway · city street · lifeblood · conduit · main drag · rail corridor · bike lane · feeder road
traffic arteryside street
Minor road off thoroughfare
cul-de-sac · back alley · back street · alleyway · alley
traffic arterybottleneck
Constriction limiting throughput
traffic jam · gridlock · choke point · standstill · parking lot