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A road is an identifiable route or path between two or more places. Roads are typically smoothed, paved, or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognisable routes without any formal construction or maintenance. In urban areas roads may pass along and be named as streets, serving a dual function as urban space and route.
Usage and etymology
- See also Usage of the terms railroad and railway; Ship transport.
In original usage, a "road" was simply any pathway fit for riding ("road" is cognate with "ride", e.g.: ships ride at anchor in roads). The word “street,” whose origin is the Latin strata, was kept for paved pathways that had been prepared to ease travel in some way. Thus, many "Roman Roads" have the word "street" as part of their name.
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#596 Driving on the highway really late at night when the roads are empty http://bit.ly/7VVa6E /via @1000Awesome
jessywuv (Jessica Horsley) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:05:11 -0000
#596 Driving on the highway really late at night when the roads are empty http://bit.ly/7VVa6E /via @1000Awesome
Sitting in hotel room watching weather report. Glad I brought my real winter coat, but hoping the ice doesn't get too bad on the roads!
cgreentx (Chris Green) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:05:09 -0000
Sitting in hotel room watching weather report. Glad I brought my real winter coat, but hoping the ice doesn't get too bad on the roads!
Ok NewsChannel5, now you've given a driving lesson for icy roads, how about teaching us Nashvillians how to drive in the rain, too?
paigepresley (paigepresley) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:04:54 -0000
Ok NewsChannel5, now you've given a driving lesson for icy roads, how about teaching us Nashvillians how to drive in the rain, too?
sub zero wind chill, slick roads, high winds, power outages here in yukon, ok......here we go......
cynmont (Cindy Montgomery) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:04:52 -0000
sub zero wind chill, slick roads, high winds, power outages here in yukon, ok......here we go......
@georgeferris Be safe! I hear the roads are sucky due to the weather.
davidandstuff (David Duncan) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:04:01 -0000
@georgeferris Be safe! I hear the roads are sucky due to the weather.
Roads are red on post. Hubby doesn't have to work tomorrow. Hope I don't either!! But I bet I will lol. Movies all day!
NicoleWoodcock (nicole woodcock) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:04:00 -0000
Roads are red on post. Hubby doesn't have to work tomorrow. Hope I don't either!! But I bet I will lol. Movies all day!
A History of Roads in the US using Athens as a Case Study - Paper by Becky Brignac written in 1999, in the History Department, at the University of Georgia, to fulfill the senior writing requirement for completion of the history major.
Ancient and Modern Highways - Full text of illustrated essay by Charles Livy Whittle, The New England Magazine, February 1898.
Coaching Days and the Road Engineers - Discusses roads in Britain and the United States during the canal age. Written by J. B. Calvert.
Edward de Smedt - Short biography of the inventor of modern road asphalt in 1870. Also includes a short commentary on the history of roads and asphalt.
First American Macadam Road - Illustrated essay on this road laid on the Boonsborough Turnpike Road between Hagerstown and Boonsboro, Maryland in 1823.
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Highways - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century - Detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators on highway construction within the United States.
Historic Highways - Lancashire - Comprehensive history. Topics include Roman roads, turnpike roads, and motorways. Includes gallery and forum.
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History of Highways - Development and design history of concrete road construction. Provided by the American Concrete Pavement Association.
Milestones For U.S. Highway Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration - Illustrated time line of key events covering the period 1892 to 1996.
Namibian Roads in History - Illustrated history and development of the roads system from the 13th century till today.
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Pittsburgh-Stoyestown Turnpike - Story of its building and use by John N. Boucher published in 1911.
Public Roads, their Improvement and Maintenanc - Full text of this book by E.R.Buckley first published in 1907.
Road Construction - Collection of historical photographs of road construction in Oregon.
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Roads Through History - Presents an illustrated record of the history of road-making across South Australia. Joint project between Transport SA and the History Trust of South Australia.
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Roads, Highways, and Ecosystems - Multi-page illustrated essay on US roadmaking history.
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Somerset Roads - Concise illustrated history of roads and turnpikes in the county.
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The Convict Trail - Illustrated history of the convict built road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley.
The Good Roads Movement Part II - Full text of article written by Charles Freeman Johnson, in Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896.
The Good Roads Movement, Part I - Full text of this essay written by Charles Freeman Johnson. From the Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896.
The Mullan Road - Constructed between 1858 and 1862, was the first wagon road to cross the Rockies to the Inland Northwest. History of its construction and early use.
The Nicolson Pavement - Full text of this 1859 publication about a wooden pavement invented by Samuel Nicolson.
The Turnpike Roads and Traffic up to 1830 - Article by J M Whiteley which first appeared in Diversion, the Lancashire County Council Surveyor's departmental magazine in July 1984.
Wayne County, Michigan - Roads - Claim to be the birthplace of modern roads. Features the first concrete road, historic pictures, and wriiten road histories.
Ways and highways. The Statutes of New York - Complete text of this 1851 publication by William Bishop. Topics include highways, bridges, ferries, plank roads and turnpike roads.
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