Sidewalk

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

A sidewalk (North American English),[1] pavement (British English),[2] 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.[3] 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. ^ "pavement". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 594. ISBN 9780415252256.

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