Streets, Boulevards, Avenues, and Other Types of Roads

Have you ever wondered what the real differences are between streets, boulevards, avenues, and other road types?

Wonder no more!

• Road (Rd.): Can be anything that connects two points.
• Way: A small side street off a road.
• Street (St.): A public way that has buildings on both sides of it. They run perpendicular to avenues.
• Avenue (Ave.): Also a public way that has buildings or trees on either side of it. They run perpendicular to streets.
• Boulevard (Blvd.): A very wide city street that has trees and vegetation on both sides of it. There’s also usually a median in the middle.
• Lane (Ln.): A narrow road often found in a rural area. Basically, the opposite of a boulevard.
• Drive (Dr.): A long, winding road that has its route shaped by its environment, like a nearby lake or mountain.
• Terrace (Ter.): A street that follows the top of a slope.
• Place (Pl.): A road or street that has no throughway—or leads to a dead end.
• Court (Ct.): A road or street that ends in a circle or loop.
• Throughway: a major road or highway
• Highway: Any public road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks.
• Freeway: A controlled-access highway is a type of highway which has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated.