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

• Road, route or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved for travel; including many different types of road

• Airway, designated route for aircraft

• 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 (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

• Parkway, a landscaped thoroughfare

• Pend

• Running course, a footway used by runners

• Shared path, open to both pedestrians and cyclists

• Sidewalk, a path for people to walk along the side of a road

• Strait or channel, a heavily trafficked water route

• Street, a public thoroughfare in a built environment

• Stroad, a thoroughfare that combines the features of streets and roads

• Towpath, a path along a canal or river originally used for towing a boat

• Trail/track, a rough path through more wild or remote territory

• Tunnel, an underground passage created for traffic

• Walkway

• Waterway, a navigable body of water

See also

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

• Way (disambiguation)

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