Thoroughfare

For other uses, see Thoroughfare (disambiguation).

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

• Highways, public or private road or other public way on land
• Roads, route or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved for travel
• Bridle path, for equestrian use
• 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 (England) to a road restricted to fast motor vehicles
• Hiking trail, trails (footpaths), in the countryside
• Long-distance trail, recreational trail of exceptional length (between 50 km and 1,000 km or more) mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing
• Running course, a footway used by runners
• Sidewalk, a path for people to walk along the side of a road
• Shared path – Pathway for pedestrians and cyclists
• 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
• Street – Public thoroughfare in a built environment
• Stroad, a street/road hybrid

See also

• Right of way (disambiguation) (has many meanings, some of which make it synonymous with thoroughfare but with stricter legal definitions)
• Way (disambiguation)