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sidewalk

Footpath along the side of a road or a street

EntityQ177749

Also known as pavement · footway · platform · footpath

Subclass of: footpath
Part of: pedestrian infrastructure
, road or street

Overview

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A sidewalk, pavement or footpath is a footpath along the side of a road or street, designed primarily for pedestrians and low-speed personal transporters such as mobility scooters and postal NEVs. Sidewalks are usually paved by concrete, pavers, bricks, tiles, stones or asphalt, and are normally slightly elevated from the roadway and separated from motor vehicle lanes by a curb or gutter. There may also be a planted strip between the sidewalk and the roadway and between the roadway and the adjacent buildings, land lots and private properties.

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76 statements · 12% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

OpenStreetMap tag: footway=sidewalk
Different from: Chodnik criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: chodnik
pedestrian lane
Used by: pedestrian
cyclist nature of statement: sometimes
Members / parts: curb
pedestrian crossing
curb cut
tactile paving
manhole cover
rainwater harvesting
sidewalk cafe
Has characteristic: accessibility
Shares border with: road
road verge
Made from material: concrete
tarmac
asphalt concrete
brick
stone slab
rubber
Has use: transport
Facet of: road safety

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AIDb. (2026). sidewalk (Q177749). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/sidewalk-Q177749