thor·ough·fare 
(thûrō-fâr′, thûrə-, thŭr-)
(thûrō-fâr′, thûrə-, thŭr-)n.
1. A main road or public highway.
2.
a. A place of passage from one location to another.
b. Right to such passage.
3. A heavily traveled passage, such as a waterway, strait, or channel.
[Middle English thurghfare : thurgh, thorow, through; see THOROUGH + fare, road (from Old English faru, fær, from faran, to go; see FARE).]