Road
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A road is a thoroughfare from one place to another, primarily used for movement of traffic. Many roads are paved.
Bundesautobahn 73 and its slip road leading to Erlangen, in Germany
Pavements and cycle lanes form part of the road.
The Appian Way, an important Roman road
Part of the AVUS road in Berlin, the first automobile-only road.
Stroad
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A stroad is a thoroughfare that combines the features of streets and roads. Common in the United States and Canada, stroads are wide arterials that also provide access to strip malls, drive-throughs,
Road
…interchangeable, but the distinction is important in urban design. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. Roads also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways…
A five-lane stroad on NY 78 (Transit Road) in Amherst, New York, surrounded by auto-oriented commercial development with empty sidewalks
Northern Boulevard in Queens New York and Old York Road in Elkins Park Pennsylvania showing examples of an urban and suburban stroad respectively
Queens Boulevard, known in New York City as the Boulevard of Broken Bones, alternatively as the Boulevard of Death, for its frequent pedestrian injuries and deaths
Typical sidewalk next to a stroad (Route 107 in Lynn, Massachusetts)