A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way as a transit route through regularly trafficked areas, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft.^[1] On land, a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highway with grade-separated junctions to a rough trail.^{[citation needed]} Thoroughfares are used by a variety of traffic, such as cars, as well as pedestrians on roads and highways. On water, a thoroughfare may refer to a strait, channel, or waterway. The term may also refer to access to a route, distinct from the route itself. Thus, thoroughfare may refer to the legal right to use a particular way.^{[citation needed]}

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"
• Hiking trail, trails (footpaths), in the countryside
• Long-distance trails, recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing
• Right of way, an easement on a piece of land
• Running course, a footway used by runners
• Sidewalk, a path for people to walk along the side of a road
• Snowshoe trail, a snow trail to be navigated by pedestrians in snowshoes
• Towpath, a path along a canal or river used for towing a boat
• 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
• On water, a heavily trafficked route through a strait or channel.^[2]
• Street
• Stroad