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Expressway vs Thruway - What's the difference?

expressway | thruway |

As nouns the difference between expressway and thruway

is that expressway is a divided highway where intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated while thruway is (us|nonstandard).

expressway

English

(wikipedia expressway)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A divided highway where intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
  • (Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
  • (New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.

    • See also

    * motorway * autoroute

    thruway

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, nonstandard)
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2012 , year_published= , edition=Revised, 2012 , editor=Office of the Federal Register , author= , title=Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23 , chapter= citation , genre=Transport , publisher=Government Printing Office , isbn=9780160907241 , page=337 , passage= … not less than 20 miles per hour on all portions of the thruway system. }}