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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Turn left onto the eastbound I-30 frontage road and follow the signs. Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026 Drivers heading eastbound on SH 71/Ben White Boulevard can take Exit 228, continue along the northbound I-35 frontage road and turn right at Ben White Boulevard. Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 Westbound Loop 303/Sonoran Desert Drive traffic can use the northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to access southbound I-17. Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026 In summer 2029, construction begins to create continuous one-way frontage roads on each side from Avondale-Haslet Road to Harmon Road. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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