frontage road

noun

: a local street that parallels an expressway or through street and that provides access to property near the expressway

called also service road

Examples of frontage road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Detour Traffic will detour along the southbound Loop 101 frontage road. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 An 18-wheeler struck and killed a man along the Interstate 35 frontage road near Rittiman Road early Sunday, and San Antonio police said the crash was unavoidable. Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024 Freeway traffic exiting at 51st Avenue will use the frontage road. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 Westbound traffic will take the new downtown off-ramp at Exit 140 and travel on the I-30 frontage road until using the on-ramp near Ninth Street in Little Rock to access I-30 and Interstate 630. Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for frontage road 

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Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frontage road was in 1863

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“Frontage road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontage%20road. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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