Shoulder (road) Shoulder (road) A shoulder, or hard shoulder is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right in countries which drive on the right, or on the left side in India, Japan, the UK, Australia, and other left-side driving countries. Many wider US and Swedish freeways have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway, in the median as well as at the outer edges of the road, for additional safety. Shoulders are not intended for use by through traffic, although there are exceptions (see below). Shoulders have multiple uses, including: The shoulder is
House by the Side of the Road flanked by sidelight windows. The other windows are rectangular six-over-six sash, framed by simple corner boards. The house is not architecturally distinguished, and is typical of late 18th-century residential construction in rural New Hampshire. The house was built about 1783, and is a well-preserved example of period vernacular architecture. It is most noted for its literary association with the poet Sam Walter Foss, who lived here in 1877-78, while attending the Tilton School (then known as Tilton Seminary). House by the Side of the Road The House by the Side of the Road is a historic house at 61 School