• brianorca@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In some rural areas, the “highway” is literally the only way to get from point A to point B. Many businesses and homes are directly on the highway. It’s not the same as Interstate 5 which is a few miles west of there.

    Unlike a freeway, which has bigger speed limits, a highway is just any road designed for high traffic. It still has intersections, traffic lights, and driveways into properties.

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      1 year ago

      Repeating from another post, but thanks for the clarity. Grew up in a place where these words were interchangeable.