Toll road

Japanese: toll road(英語表記)tollroad
Toll road

...a road on which a toll can be collected from those who use or pass through it. In English, it is called a turnpike or a toll road. Toll roads first became widespread in the mid-17th century in England, and reached their heyday from the late 18th century to the early 19th century.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "toll road" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…通行または利用する者から料金を徴収することのできる道路。英語ではターンパイクturnpike,トールロードtoll roadという。本格的な普及をみせたのは17世紀半ばからのイギリスで,18世紀後半から19世紀前半にかけて有料道路の全盛期を迎えている。…

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