What’s the difference between a road, a street, an avenue and a boulevard ?
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A road is anything that connects two points, while streets are public ways which have buildings on either side. Avenues, meanwhile, have the same attributes as streets but run perpendicular to them, while a boulevard is essentially a wide street (or avenue), with a median through the middle.
There is also several others you didn’t list.
Road — Anything that connects two points.
Way — A side street off a road.
Street — A public way with buildings on both sides. These often run perpendicular to avenues.
Avenue — Also have trees or buildings on both sides.
Boulevard — A wide street in a city with trees or greenery on both sides. There’s generally a median in the middle of a boulevard.
Lane — A narrow road, often in a rural area.
Drive — A winding road that has its route shaped by natural features such as a lake or mountain.
Terrace — A road that runs along the top of a slope.
Place — A road with no throughway.
Court — A road with no throughway that ends in a loop or cul-de-sac.
Plaza or Square — An open public space that’s surrounded by businesses or streets.
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