Surface street

[Brindelune]

Bonjour

Je trouve la phrase suivante : "Ms Fishel quickly did a U-turn and gave chase. She stayed with the Jeep on surface streets and caught the driver on a highway in Dawson County" (NYT - Oct 08)

Je voudrais savoir si "surface streets" a un sens particulier ou si cela s'oppose éventuellement à des ... "underground streets" !!?? Pourquoi le journaliste donne-t-il cette précision à votre avis ?

Je vous remercie de votre aide.

Thanks. : )

 

[Gutenberg]

Surface street

Definition: A surface street is a standard road that runs at ground level. This term is generally used to differentiate a particular road from a freeway.

 

[Brindelune]

Thanks very much Gutenberg, that's exactly what I needed !

Cheers : )

 

[funnyhat]

Nowadays, the term doesn't have much to do with the level of the road. It's generally used just to describe any road or street that is not a highway/freeway.

 

[Brindelune]

Thanks Funnyhat for the precision. I appreciate.