Refers to the area beside a road or path; often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
路傍に小さな花が咲いていた。
A small flower was blooming by the roadside.
彼は路傍の石に腰を下ろした。
He sat down on a stone by the wayside.
路傍 is a literary, somewhat old-fashioned word for roadside, whereas 沿道 is the standard term used in news reports about parades, marathons, and processions.
路傍 is a literary, somewhat old-fashioned word for roadside, while 道沿い is the everyday term used in ordinary conversation and writing.
Compound of 路 (road) and 傍 (side, vicinity). The reading ろぼう follows the on'yomi of both characters.