I enjoy amateur etymology. I'm also from the east coast. Turnpikes are a specific thing dating back to original tolls. I think what most mean by "highway" is ac

I enjoy amateur etymology. I'm also from the east coast. Turnpikes are a specific thing dating back to original tolls. I think what most mean by "highway" is actually a freeway. There are plenty of real "highway" roads as well, but I don't think anybody I've known refers to them as that. (Learned something today!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnpike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnpike https://www.diffen.com/difference/Freeway_vs_Highway https://www.diffen.com/difference/Freeway_vs_Highway