Noun
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.
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 ). Source: Internet
"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." Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet