Is there a way to set google maps to avoid expressways?

Me and my mother was coming home from an event. She set her phone to take us home. When we were trying to get home it kept directing us on the expressway. She does not like to take the expressway. Is there any way to set it to avoid expressways? She was using an iPhone.

(Using the Google Maps app, I presume.) Press on the "…" next to the Your Location blank to drop down a menu. Select Route options to find switches to avoid highways, tolls and/or ferries. If you need to force a route to go where you want you can add stops along the way.

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