What is "skid road"

Skid road \Skid road\ (Logging)

1. A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or landing; -- called also travois road or travoy road.

2. A road having partly sunken transverse logs (called skids) at intervals of about five feet.

n. 1 (context US forestry English) A rough cleared right of way with logs embedded cross-wise on which logs being harvested would slide or be dragged or skidded. 2 (context US forestry English) A street with facilities suitable for the recreational needs of lumberjacks.

n. a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled