Thoroughfare
A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way of transport, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft. Originally, the word referred to a main road or open street which was frequented thoroughly.
Different terms
- Roads, route or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved for travel
- Boardwalk
- Boulevard, particularly in North American usage
- Bridle path, for equestrian use
- Canopy walkway
- Cycleway, for use by cyclists
- Footpath, for use only by pedestrians
- Foreshoreway, a greenway along the edge of the sea, open to both walkers and cyclists
- Greenway, a wilderness area intended for "passive use"
- Highway, depending on jurisdiction, anything from a path to a road restricted to fast motor vehicles
- Hiking trail, trails, in the countryside
- Long-distance trail, recreational trail of exceptional length mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing
- Parkway, a landscaped thoroughfare
- Pend
- Running course, a footway used by runners
- Sidewalk, a path for people to walk along the side of a road
- Towpath, a path along a canal or river originally used for towing a boat
- Roundabout or traffic circle, a type of intersection that directs both turning and through traffic onto a one-way circular roadway
- Trail/track, a rough path through more wild or remote territory
- Many other types of road
- Strait or channel, a heavily trafficked water route
- Stroad, a street/road hybrid
- Walkway