travel lane

Road's driving path

A travel lane is any lane on a road intended for the regular flow of traffic, as distinguished from turn lanes, parking lanes, shoulders, or bike lanes.

Highway engineers and traffic planners use the term when specifying road design: The project will add two travel lanes in each direction.

In everyday speech, people more often just say "lane."

Related

asphalt · driving · road · stripe · pavement · commute · freeway · cruising · road trip · speed limit · carpool · motorway · open road · blacktop · white lines · steering · exit · interstate

Categories
Opposites
road zone function

travel laneshoulder

Upper arm joint

breakdown lane · emergency lane · hard shoulder · parking lane · bike lane

traffic flow type

travel laneexit lane

Highway departure route

turn lane · acceleration lane · merge lane · off-ramp · on-ramp

Family

travel, lane, travels, traveled, travelling, traveling, traveler, traveller, travelers

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