Aside road is a minorhighway typically leading off a main road.[1] A side road may be so minor as to be uncategorized with a road number.
In anurban area, a side road may be a narrow street leading off a more major street, especially in aresidential area.
Aside street is astreet that intersects amain street and ends there. It is generally of little importance to through traffic. Being thelast mile of the road system, it generally carries little traffic. Common characteristics of a side street include lowspeed limits (usually not more than 30 mph or 50 km/h), curbside parking, and few or nopainted line markings to display lanes. Intersections in urban or suburban areas are usually marked bystop signs, or occasionallyyield signs in some suburban areas when intersecting other side streets. In rural areas, some intersections are uncontrolled.
Most side streets are lined with residences. Occasionally, aplace of worship or aschool may be located on a side street, but in a residential area, it is rare to find any commercial development (this is often prohibited by localzoning laws, unless directly adjacent to a major street).
Side streets, when built, are mostly intended only for the traffic of their residents and visitors. However, many side streets that do notdead end are also used forrat running bymotorists incongested areas.