Thoroughfare

A thoroughfare is a road connecting one location to another.^[1] On land a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highway with grade separated junctions, to a rough trail. Thoroughfares used by a variety of traffic, such as cars on roads and highways. On water a thoroughfare may refer to a strait, channel or waterway. The term may also refer to access to a route, distinct from the route itself. In other words, thoroughfare may refer to the legal right to use a particular way.

Different terms

• Highways
• Roads
• Traffic circle
• Bridle path—For equestrian use, and normally also by cyclists and pedestrians
• Cycleway—For use by cyclists and normally also by pedestrians
• Footpath
• Foreshoreway
• Greenway—a wilderness area intended for "passive use"
• Hiking trail
• Long-distance trails
• Right of way—an easement on a piece of land
• Running course
• Sidewalk—a path for people to walk along the side of a road
• Snowshoe trail
• Towpath—a path along a canal or river used for towing a boat
• Trail—a rough path through more wild or remote territory
• Many other types of road
• On water, a heavily trafficked route through a strait or channel.^[2]

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