How to Use secondary road in a Sentence
secondary road
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The interstates are cool spots, while parks and secondary roads glow like hot coals.
—Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2018
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That is going to cause more bailout traffic to our secondary roads.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
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Its low-traffic, asphalt secondary roads span 290 miles between the hills and the seas.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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In many rural areas of the USA, this tar-and-chip method of paving is still used on thousands of miles of secondary roads.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
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This northwest plaza would face Frankfort Avenue, a secondary road, and the parking garage to the north.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
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After a few quick stops along the main highway, Curtis headed south on the secondary roads that make up most of his route, where for him the ride gets good.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2022
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The crash also caused backups on Route 355 and other secondary roads as commuters sought ways around the closure.
—Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2018
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But what happens to state highways and major secondary roads?
—WSJ, 15 Apr. 2019
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The fire remains at 2,400 acres, and roads near the fire remain closed, though crews hoped to be able to reopen secondary roads in the area and restore access to Kneff and Staley lakes.
—Randy Essex, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
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This is the second replacement span to be built in recent years along busy secondary roads between Fallston and Bel Air.
—Allan Vought, The Aegis, 11 May 2018
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The Wheeling Wheelman invites adults and children to ride their bikes over quiet, secondary roads in the Wauconda area.
—Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 27 Feb. 2018
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The trooper gave up the pursuit at 2:50 a.m. when the vehicle reached a secondary road (Green Street), according to Procopio.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2018
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The first priority for plow crews will be to treat primary and secondary roads in the county, Kittleman said.
—Kate Magill, Columbia Flier, 21 Mar. 2018
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However, those statistics were built up largely on trips to and from schools, at low speeds on secondary roads familiar to the drivers.
—The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2018
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Republicans expressed concerns about the bonding plan, which won't help local and secondary roads.
—Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020
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Meanwhile, getting around on secondary roads wasn't easy either especially when semis get stuck.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 26 Nov. 2018
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Trouble spots will include secondary roads and overpasses in outlying areas.
—oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2020
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Local municipalities are stuck footing the bill for additional wear and tear on secondary roads.
—WSJ, 15 Apr. 2019
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The previous June, Fairfax’s Board of Supervisors had approved a resolution naming or renaming hundreds of the county’s streets and secondary roads.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
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Over the past 15 years, Harford County has built a number of roundabouts at intersections formerly controlled by stop signs, as the one in Hickory was, as traffic volumes have increased on secondary roads, usually because of nearby development.
—Staff Report, The Aegis, 18 Sep. 2017
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