Difference between highway and freeway

Posted By: Sm Adminon: November 09, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Highway:
A highway is a public road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. There is no presence of traffic signals.
Freeway:
Freeway is a divided major roadway with a full control of access along with no crossings at grade. A freeway is a “controlled-access” highway which is designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic.
Differences:

Basis	Highway	Freeway
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities.	A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.A dual-carriageway main road, especially one with controlled access.
Synonyms	Interstate, roadway, track, parking lot, super highway	Thoroughfare, artery, road, parkway, beltway
Antonyms	Back road and amble	Back road and amble
Types	Its types are: Divided highways Country road State highway U.S. highway Interstate highways Expressways Freeways Toll ways Tumpikes Parkway Limited Access highway Partial Access highway Full Access highway
History	Modern highway systems developed in the 20th century as the automobile gained popularity. The world’s first limited access road was constructed on Long Island New York in the United States known as the Long Island Motor Parkway or the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway. It was completed in 1911. Construction of the Bonn-Cologne autobahn began in 1929 and was opened in 1932 by the mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer.	The word “freeway” first surfaced in the mid-1930s in proposals for the improvement of the New York City parkway network. It is currently in regular use in the United States, as well as parts of Canada and Australia.
Word origin	It was originated from Old English heahweg “main road from one town to another;” see high (adj.) in sense of “main” + way (n.). High street (Old English heahstræte) was the word before 17c. applied to highways and main roads, whether in the country or town, especially one of the Roman roads. In more recent usage, it generally is the proper name of the street of a town which is built upon a highway and was the principal street of the place. Highway robbery is from 1707; as a trivial expression for something too costly, 1886.	It was originated in between 1925-30, Americanism; free + way.
Intersections	Highway will have many intersections in between.	Freeway does not have intersections in between.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ˈhʌɪweɪ/ Eng (US): /ˈhīˌwā/	Eng (UK): /ˈfriːweɪ/ Eng (US): /ˈfrēˌwā/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: Good for business Good for defense Faster travel Opens up areas for development Ability to move people & materials from place to place Ease of migration	Its advantages are: Improve the availability, connectivity and ease of access to all road users. Improve the economic development of the city. Improve the support quality of citizen’s life. Improve the environmental conditions with less congestion possibilities which results higher fuel emissions increasing pollution. Lesser time costs Lesser possibilities of delays, congestion, bottlenecks and road jams. Meet the future traffic requirements up to a certain level for a certain time period. Large number of traffic guide signs as the higher speeds reduce decision times.
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Traffic Accidents Noise pollution Air pollution	Its disadvantages are: Higher and occasionally nonexistent speed limits Worsen the road safety conditions as an abrupt Higher accident costs Higher construction costs Not a permanent solution keeping in view the city’s ever growing traffic related problems and requirements Higher frequency of wrong way movement as the u-turns are lesser in number at located at far away distances.
Example in Sentence	My friend had an accident on a highway. He drove on a highway to reach his office.	There was an accident on freeway. There are many freeways in America.