Examples of Passable Roads

Passable by a front-wheel-drive vehicle

The City of Columbia plows and treats residential streets to a passable condition: Although a street may still be snow packed, at least one travel lane is accessible for a front wheel drive vehicle at driving speeds well below the normal posted speed limits. Your vehicle’s condition and your driving skills may determine your ability to navigate roads defined as passable.

Please review these examples of passable roads:

This is a city street showing both driving lanes as plowed yet no pavement visible. This road meets the definition of passable. 

The above picture shows a city street with one driving lane plowed, although no pavement is visible. This road meets the definition of passable.


  This is a city street showing both driving lanes as plowed where patches of pavement are visible. This road meets the definition of passable. 

The picture above shows a city street with both driving lanes plowed, with patches of pavement visible. This road also meets the definition of passable. 


This is a priority city street showing both driving lanes as plowed yet no pavement visible. This road meets the definition of passable. 

The picture above depicts a priority city street showing both driving lanes as plowed yet no pavement visible. This road meets the definition of passable.