What is the difference between a street and an avenue?

Question

What makes it a blvd, or a drive?

Answer 1

Back in the day it was according on the traffic that made the difference streets meant neighborhoods, road were two lanes that led to the neighborhoods, avenues were off the blvd, the blvd was the main street now a days they name it whatever they feel.

Answer 2

Quick definitions (street)


noun: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings (Example: "They walked the streets of the small town")
noun: the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel (Example: "Be careful crossing the street")

Quick definitions (avenue)


noun: a line of approach (Example: "They explored every avenue they could think of")
noun: a wide street or thoroughfare

DRIVE
A wide scenic road planted with trees

Quick definitions (boulevard)


noun: a wide street or thoroughfare

Answer 3

It is strictly in the term. A road can be an avenue, street, road, boulevard, strip, drive, circle, concourse, highway, freeway, beltway, etc..all depending on the final decision of who pays the road department the most amount of money.

Answer 4

Ms vy is partly right. Ave's and Blvds are almost always devided. I forget which one but one has a more limited access...not as mant cross streets

Answer 5

Just the name.

Answer 6

whether it runs north and south or east and west but like all rules there are exceptions.