Road
A road is a piece of land which connects two or more places. Usually, a road has been made easy to travel on. For example, by removing trees and stones so the ground is more level. Although, many roads are made of gravel and dirt, some are paved with concrete or bricks or stones.
People have been making roads for a long time. Roman roads in Britain and the Inca road system are famous. Transport by boats on waterways was usually easier and faster than transport by road. In the industrial revolution, the railway was invented. A railway is a special type of road, using railway tracks. Roads are now usually made for wheeled vehicles, like cars, to travel on.
When traffic congestion becomes a frequent problem, the road may be made wider or other roads built.
Road building and care is usually paid for by taxes. Some roads are toll roads, where people pay to use the road.
Other kinds of road
Road Media
Bundesautobahn 73 and its slip road leading to Erlangen
Pingle Longshan ancient road in Qionglai City
The Appian Way, an important Roman road
Part of the AVUS road in Berlin, the first automobile-only road and forerunner of the Autobahn. It served as an inspiration for Piero Puricelli's 1924 autostrada.
The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Highway"; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world, in 1925, the year following its inauguration.
Layers in the construction of a mortarless pavement: A) Subgrade B) Subbase C) Base course D) Paver base E) Pavers F) Fine-grained sand
Sub-base layer composed of cement-based material being applied during construction of the M8 motorway in Ireland
Road construction in Myanmar
"Road works ahead" sign, typically used in Europe
Line marking in rural India
