what is the difference between a road, boulevard, highway, street, avenue, place and drive??

Question

I think that they all the same.....besides a street which might be business instead of residential.

This is not a joke I really want to know

Answer 1

My guesses... Blvd has an island down the middle usually has trees that separate the two roads, Highway: Two lanes in the country kind rural, street: normal road Ave: more then two lanes of traffic going either way, Place: Small (not long) street in neighborhood and Drive: neighborhood road longer then a place... We also have Brett Favre Pass, it's about as long as a football field.

Answer 2

A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places.
In this case, as a type of road, a boulevard is usually a wide, multi-lane arterial divided thoroughfare, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery.

Highway is a term commonly used in the United States to designate major roads intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities.

A street is a public thoroughfare in the 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.

Avenue can mean any of the following:

Most commonly, it refers to two parallel lines of trees specially planted as a landscape feature. See avenue (landscape).
It is also a specialist term in archaeology referring to lines of stones. See avenue (archaeology).
It is also a common part of street names, often for roads with lines of trees on either side, but far from always so.
A parkway is a general designation of a type of limited-access highway in some parts of the U.S. and Canada.

A freeway is a type of highway designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. This is accomplished by preventing access from adjacent properties and eliminating all cross traffic through the use of grade separations and interchanges; railroad crossings are also removed.

Answer 3

Many years ago there were distinctions but now it seems to be up to the whim of a developer. A boulevard had trees in the middle, an avenue was a wide city street, a highway connected major cities with few stops, a road connected minor cities.

Answer 4

they are all the same ... just called different names.

The only exception is boulevard which has an island down the center.

Highway is generally not in a residential area but rather a long distance road from point a to point b.

Answer 5

Not a 100% sure but this is what I believe is understood:
Boulevarrd:2 lanes each way separated by a skinny midian .
Road: Small , can go 1 way or 2 ways . usually one lane each way,
Highway: High speed . No traffic lights
Avenue : 2 ways separated by a line
Check it out here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road

Answer 6

There really ain't no difference at all. They are all things that cars drive on. However you left off circle and parkway.

Answer 7

I am not sure, and why do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

Answer 8

Depends on the city.

Answer 9

You forgot parkway and lane

Answer 10

Ohhhh.... I always want to know that too...

Maybe it has something to do with speed limit and location.