A Back road (n.) stays quiet because everyone who knows it keeps it to themselves.
A Back road (n.) is like a side door into a town, showing you the kitchen instead of the lobby.
A Back road (n.) is where the GPS gives up and your dad finally gets to be right.
A Back road (n.) is chosen because moving slowly feels better than sitting still on the highway.
The Beltway (n.) decides which stories are big by whether they come up at dinner inside it.
The Beltway (n.) is a traffic jam that doubles as a worldview.
The Beltway (n.) is like a moat: everyone outside thinks it keeps them out, everyone inside thinks it keeps them safe.
The Beltway (n.) is a road that loops so power never has to leave town.
A Bypass (n.) lets you pass a hundred towns and remember only the sign for each.
A Bypass (n.) moves the traffic off the main street and the customers with it.
A Bypass (n.) is a road that saves everyone ten minutes and costs one town its diner.
A Causeway (n.) is the one road everybody uses to leave at exactly the same time.
A Causeway (n.) puts water on both sides of the car and nowhere to pull over.