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In article <1994Apr13.162801.11279@ccc.amdahl.com>,
Carol C. Kankelborg <csc80@cd.amdahl.com> wrote:
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>Turnpike - toll highway in Pennsylvania, Ohio too, I think.

Historically, a turnpike refers to a toll road.  It's true in many places,
but the highway 36 in Colorado is the Denver-Boulder Turnpike and is a non-toll
limited access highway.  And, in New York, a turnpike is usually not even
limited access, e.g. the Hempstead Turnpike, Union Turnpike, Jericho Turnpike,
etc. are just major roads but have lights and intersections and all.

>Parkway  - as in "Garden State" (NJ)

In New York, a parkway is very specific.  It refers to a limited access road
that bars commercial traffic.  

>Highway  - Any limited access road.

Not always limited access.  Often just means any road that has more than one
lane in each direction.

>Expressway - In CA, a semi-limited access road with fewer traffic lights
>             intended to get you from A to B faster.  

And in most other states, it's a limited access road, which may or may not
have tolls.  For example, there's the notorious Long Island Expressway (which
nobody other than very out-of-towners would call anything but the LIE).


Miriam Nadel