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DO YOU KNOW WHAT A STREET IS AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES?

As sabi people we decide say today we go sama una some definition of street and that of different street types of why dem dey call some streets/roads avenue, close etc.
A street is a public thoroughfare (usually paved) in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. 

A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable surface such as concrete, cobblestone or brick. Portions may also be smoothed with asphalt, embedded with rails, or otherwise prepared to accommodate non-pedestrian traffic. 

Originally the word “street” simply meant a paved road (Latin: “via strata”). The word “street” is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for “road“, for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street, but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction: a road’s main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction.[1] Examples of streets include pedestrian streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few would refer to them as streets. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street)



  • Road (Rd.)

The most general category, this is a way that connects two points.

  • Street (St.)

A public way with buildings on both sides. Often, it runs perpendicular to an avenue.

  • Avenue (Ave.)

A public way often in a city, usually with trees or buildings on the side. Frequently, it runs perpendicular to a street.

  • Boulevard (Blvd.)

A large, wide street with trees on both sides. Often, there’s a median with trees.

  • Lane (Ln.)

A narrow road, often in a rural area.

  • Drive (Dr.)

Often taking its contours from the natural environment (like a mountain or lake), it can be a long, winding road.

  • Way (Way)

A small street off a road.

  • Court (Ct.)

Ends in a circle or loop and doesn’t provide a throughway.

  • Plaza (Plz.)

Also called a square, an open public space surrounded by buildings or streets.

  • Terrace (Ter.)

Usually used to describe a street following the top of a slope.

  • Place (Pl.)

A road or street usually has no throughway.

  • Frontage Road (Fr.)

Also known as an access road or service road, it runs parallel to a larger road, providing local access.

  • Highway (Hwy.)

A major public road that usually connects multiple cities.

  • Interstate (I.)

A large, typically federally funded network of roads that are part of a highway system. It may go between states, but it doesn’t have to.

  • Turnpike (Tpke.)

A part of a highway, it is usually a toll road.

  • Freeway (Fwy.)

Part of a highway system, it is a large road with two or more lanes on each side.

  • Parkway (Pkwy.)

A large, decorated public road (named a parkway for the parkland that often appears on the side of the road).

  • Causeway (Cswy.)

A raised road that passes across low or swampy ground or water.

  • Beltway (Bltwy.)

A highway surrounding a city.

  • Crescent (Cres.)

A winding road that resembles a crescent, which may attach to a road at both ends.

  • Alley (Aly.)

A small pathway between buildings, which may or may not be drivable.

  • Esplanade (Esp.)

A long, open path near the ocean, or a road near the ocean. Culled from https://www.vox.com/2016/11/14/13275486/streets-roads-avenues-names-reasons.

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