what is the difference between a road, boulevard, highway, street, avenue, place and drive??

My guesses... Blvd has an island down the middle usually has trees that separate the two roads, Highway: Two lanes in the country kind rural, street: normal road Ave: more then two lanes of traffic going either way, Place: Small (not long) street in neighborhood and Drive: neighborhood road longer then a place... We also have Brett Favre Pass, it's about as long as a football field.

A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places.

In this case, as a type of road, a boulevard is usually a wide, multi-lane arterial divided thoroughfare, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery.

Highway is a term commonly used in the United States to designate major roads intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities.

A street is a public thoroughfare in the built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about.

Avenue can mean any of the following:

Most commonly, it refers to two parallel lines of trees specially planted as a landscape feature. See avenue (landscape).

It is also a specialist term in archaeology referring to lines of stones. See avenue (archaeology).

It is also a common part of street names, often for roads with lines of trees on either side, but far from always so.

A parkway is a general designation of a type of limited-access highway in some parts of the U.S. and Canada.

A freeway is a type of highway designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. This is accomplished by preventing access from adjacent properties and eliminating all cross traffic through the use of grade separations and interchanges; railroad crossings are also removed.

Many years ago there were distinctions but now it seems to be up to the whim of a developer. A boulevard had trees in the middle, an avenue was a wide city street, a highway connected major cities with few stops, a road connected minor cities.

they are all the same ... just called different names.

The only exception is boulevard which has an island down the center.

Highway is generally not in a residential area but rather a long distance road from point a to point b.

Not a 100% sure but this is what I believe is understood:

Boulevarrd:2 lanes each way separated by a skinny midian .

Road: Small , can go 1 way or 2 ways . usually one lane each way,

Highway: High speed . No traffic lights

Avenue : 2 ways separated by a line

Check it out here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road

There really ain't no difference at all. They are all things that cars drive on. However you left off circle and parkway.

I am not sure, and why do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

Depends on the city.

You forgot parkway and lane

Ohhhh.... I always want to know that too...

Maybe it has something to do with speed limit and location.