Highway vs. Parkway — What's the Difference?

A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks.

A parkway is a landscaped thoroughfare. The term is particularly used for a roadway in a park or connecting to a park from which trucks and other heavy vehicles are excluded.Over the years, many different types of roads have been labeled parkways.

A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities

A broad landscaped highway, often divided by a planted median strip.

A main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities.

(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.

(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides

(US) A scenic freeway.

A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

(US) A divided highway with a landscaped median.

(figurative) A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny

(Chicago) A tree lawn.

Any public road for vehicular traffic.

A railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.

(computing) bus

A wide scenic road planted with trees.

To travel on a highway

A wide scenic road planted with trees;

A road or way open to the use of the public, especially a paved main road or thoroughfare between towns; in the latter sense it contrasts with local street; as, on the highways and byways.

A major road for any form of motor transport