Thoroughfare

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. On land a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highway with grade separated junctions, to a rough trail. 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.