On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:31:35 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article , says...

And we don't say "parkway" in the UK. It's a road.



In the US a parkway is a road usually in the mountains that is designed
for the people to enjoy looking at the mountains and what they can see.
Not really ment for peopel to get anywhere very fast. Often restricted
to not let commercial vehicles on it.


Generally speaking "parkways" are on properties managed by the US Park
Service. (at least in the Mid Atlantic)
A lot of them were built in the 30s or 40s as CCC projects or for
government use but also open to the public. Suitland Parkway is an
example. It is a road built to make Andrews AFB and the government
complex in Suitland, easily accessible from South Capitol Street in
DC. They bought that swath of land when it was cheap, turned it over
to the US Park Service and built a 4 lane road through it. At the time
is was considered a national security thing. Now days it is just a
fast way for Nancy to get from her office to her plane.