Country lane

This article is about a narrow road. For that part of a highway available for a single line of traffic, see lane. For other uses, see Lane (disambiguation).

A country lane is a narrow road in the countryside.

In North America and Australia, the term also may refer to rear access roads which act as a secondary vehicular network in cities and towns. Large cities in the US states of Nevada and Texas tend to apply the term to many arterial roads. Some towns and cities in the United Kingdom, including the City of London, also name some minor streets and passageways as a "Lane". However, the more usual British usage of the term "lane" is for a narrow road with little vehicular traffic in the countryside, within or between villages, and these can be named or remain unnamed. Some country lanes in the UK are not open to general traffic (or not paved, so not able to be used by most vehicles) and are called green lanes.

Because country lanes are typically "single lane" or "single track" (that is, the paved road is not wide enough for two vehicles to pass) there will usually be official or unofficial passing places along the route for traffic to pass safely.

Image gallery

A wild hare in a country lane in England  A Cotswold country lane in Autumn  A typical country lane (jalan kampung) in Malaysia  Example of a passing place on a country lane

See also

• Dirt road
• Gravel road
• Green lane
• Single-track road
• Sunken lane