A road has no special qualifiers. It connects point a to point b.

A street connects buildings together, usually in a city, usually east to west,

opposite of avenue.
An avenue runs north south. Avenues and streets may be used interchangeably for
directions, usually has median
A boulevard is a street with trees down the middle or on both sides
A lane is a narrow street usually lacking a median.
A drive is a private, winding road
A way is a small out of the way road
a court (uk a close) usually ends in a cul de sac or similar little loop
a plaza or square is usually a wide open space, but in modern definitons, one of
the above probably fits better for a plaza as a road.
a highway is a major public road, usually connecting multiple cities

an interstate is a highway system connecting usually connecting multiple states,

although some exist with no connections

a freeway is part of a highway with 2 or more lanes on each side, no tolls,

sometimes termed expressway, no intersections or cross streets.