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

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The crash happened on an Interstate 76 frontage road near Roggen in Weld County, Colorado State Patrol spokesperson Gabriel Moltrer said. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025 The incident happened at about 11:30 a.m. Friday at the center, which is on the Redwood Boulevard frontage road, according to the Novato Police Department. Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 With him out of the way, Donald’s path to power is clear, along with a few other frontage roads the old-money brood is happy to cruise down. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 The airport recently opened a new economy lot with 3,000 parking spots at the south frontage road near AM-PM and Arco gas station. Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontage road

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 18 Sep. 2025.

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