plank road
Noun
Meaning
plank road (plural plank roads)
A road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.
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In mid-century, the state's rural and commercial areas were connected by the construction of a 129-mile (208 km) wooden plank road, known as a "farmer's railroad", from Fayetteville in the east to Bethania (northwest of Winston-Salem ).
"Tell General Rodes," said he, suddenly whirling his horse towards the courier, "to move across the Old plank road; halt when he gets to the Old turnpike, and I will join him there."
Naper Boulevard traffic was rerouted from Plank Road to Chicago Avenue so traffic unit investigators could shut down the roadway and reconstruct the crash scene.
We lived up on the cliff above Paterson Plank Road, so we ran down to the cliff with our neighbors on time to watch everything fall.