upperroad
nounUK /ˈʌpəˌrəʊd/
US /ˈʌpərˌroʊd/
The higher road or path that goes above another one.
The cart took the upperroad to avoid the muddy valley below.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A road situated on higher ground than the main route.
Farmers used the upperroad during floods.
3. The more honorable or principled course of action.
She chose the upperroad and told the truth.
4. The top level of a two-tier roadway system.
Traffic on the upperroad moved faster than below.
5. A route leading upward toward a hill or mountain.
The upperroad wound steeply to the summit.