roadside

Etymology

From road + -side.

adj

1. Located beside a road (or railway).
   The roadside stand did a good business just selling products to people who merely wanted directions.
   I was rather impressed with the neat and tidy appearance of these roadside stations, many of which had their name boards painted in the blue and white colours of the Scottish Region. 1950 January, Arthur F. Beckenham, “With British Railways to the Far North”, in Railway Magazine, pages 5–6
   David Cameron has said the government will "look carefully" at the use of heavily armoured vehicles after three British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while travelling in a Mastiff troop carrier. 1 May 2013, Nicholas Watt, Nick Hopkins, The Guardian

noun

1. The area on either side of a road.
   I pulled over to the roadside to check the map.