Sidewalk

This article is about pedestrian paths next to roads. For pedestrian paths that are not next to roads, see Footpath. For other uses, see Sidewalk (disambiguation). For other uses of "pavement", see Pavement.

Raised sidewalk beside a 2000-year-old paved road, Pompeii, Italy

A sidewalk (American English and Canadian English),[1][2][3] pavement (British English),[4] footpath in Australia, India, New Zealand and Ireland, or footway is a path along the side of a road. Usually constructed of concrete, pavers, brick, stone, or asphalt, it is designed for pedestrians.[5] A sidewalk is normally higher than the roadway, and separated from it by a kerb (spelled "curb" in North America). There may also be a planted strip between the sidewalk and the roadway and between the roadway and the adjacent land.

In some places, the same term may also be used for a paved path, trail or footpath that is not next to a road, such as a path through a park.

  1. ^ "Definition of SIDEWALK". www.merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ "Ontario Traffic Manual Book 1 - Introduction to the Ontario Traffic Manual" (PDF). otc.org. Ontario Traffic Council. p. 87. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ^ "British Columbia Manual of Standard Traffic Signs & Pavement Markings" (PDF). www.gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia. p. 243. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ "pavement". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 594. ISBN 9780415252256.