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This is the second in a series of opinion columns about driveways in the county. It addresses a “reasonable” driveway by describing its various parts and their importance. Not everyone understands these and knowing something about them may come in handy when dealing with a contractor on the construction or maintenance of a driveway.
It might be interesting to start with the word “driveway” itself. The “way” part is from ancient languages and means a prepared path, track, a course of travel. There were “ways” to old temples and shrines, the Appian Way in ancient Rome, and now it’s part and parcel of words such as roadway, highway, freeway, and expressions such as “you’re in my way,” or “no way, Jose.” The “drive” part has also been around a long time. It means to direct the course of an animal or vehicle. Out west, cowboys used to drive cattle to market; farmers would drive a team of horses. The link is still in use.
Nowadays, you might say you’re in the market for a 200-horsepower truck. Is this equivalent to 200 real horses? Actually, you’d need about 330 horses. Imagine 330 horses stretching out in front of you, as you are driving them along your driveway.
Back to reality and the names of things. As you move along your driveway what you see is the “roadway.”
The roadway runs from the outside edges of the sloping parts, including the ditching, and includes all the road structure in between. You can see only the top part of the road structure. It’s called the “surface
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