Street and a Road?

Although both terms are often applied to the same thing, a Road is different from a Street, at least in theory.

Streets: paved roads lined with houses and other buildings. They are defined for the street life that comes with them.

Roads: run between two distant points - two towns, for example. You're not likely to find people walking their dogs, having lunch in a sidewalk cafe or waiting for a friend on the corner on Roads.

The term street, then, should be specifically applied to urban roadways. Streets connect people for interaction, while roads connect towns and cities for travel.

In the real world, though, these textbook distinctions aren't always made

OTHER PLACES ON THE MAP

Point: usually dead ends at a hill

Park: enclosed area of nature in a city

Branch: divides a road or area into multiple subdivisions

Crossing: where two roads meet

Highway: major public road, usually connecting multiple cities

via Mental_Floss       

By Luiza Gomes