通り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 通り (とおり) is a place noun for a street or avenue.
• Basic usage: 通りには店が並ぶ sets the street as a location; 通りを渡る marks the avenue crossed.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Location with には and route with を
  • Shops exist in the street with には, while crossing takes the roadway as a traversed path with を.