noun (esp. AmE )
ADJECTIVE
▪ wide
▪ three-lane , two-lane , etc.
▪
a four-lane ~
▪ divided ( AmE )
▪ elevated
▪ toll ( AmE )
▪ public ( formal in BrE )
▪
He was fined for obstructing the public ~. ( BrE )
▪ federal
▪ interstate , main , major , national
▪ county , provincial , rural
▪ coastal , desert , mountain
▪ east-west , north-south
▪ deserted , empty , lonely
▪ busy
▪ information ( figurative )
▪
I'm still learning how to navigate the information ~.
VERB + HIGHWAY
▪ drive , travel , use
▪
I used to travel that ~ with my family.
▪ take
▪
He took ~ 314 heading north.
▪ hit , reach
▪
Once you hit the ~, the only services are at Eagle Plains.
▪ leave , pull off
▪
We pulled off the ~ and stopped for a break.
▪ block , clog ( AmE ), obstruct
▪ close
▪ build
▪ maintain
HIGHWAY + NOUN
▪ traffic
▪ bridge , exit , interchange , overpass , sign
▪ rest area , rest stop (both AmE )
▪ infrastructure , network , system
▪ construction , improvement , maintenance
▪ regulation
▪ authority , department
▪ boss , chief , official
▪ robber , robbery
▪ contractor , engineer , officer , patrolman ( AmE )
▪ patrol ( AmE )
▪ safety
▪ speed
▪
A blowout at ~ speeds can be dangerous.
▪ accident
PREPOSITION
▪ along the ~ , down the ~ , up the ~
▪
They tore along the ~.
▪ off the ~
▪ on the ~ , onto the ~
PHRASES
▪ ~s and byways
▪
He travels the ~s and byways of Texas.