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 jams 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
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Road Media
Bundesautobahn 73 and its slip road leading to Erlangen, in Germany
- Cycle lane and the A74 at Mount Vernon (geograph 7756232).jpg
Pavements and cycle lanes form part of the road.
- Appian Way.jpg
The Appian Way, an important Roman road
- Autostrada between Varese and Como.jpg
The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Highway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world
- MortarlessPavement.jpg
Layers in the construction of a mortarless pavement: A) Subgrade B) Subbase C) Base course D) Paver base E) Pavers F) Fine-grained sand
- Motorway construction in Ireland.JPG
Sub-base layer composed of cement-based material being applied during construction of the M8 motorway in Ireland
- MyanmarRoadConstruction2.jpg
Road construction in Myanmar
- Baustelle.svg
"Road works ahead" sign, typically used in Europe
- Making lines on the road.JPG
Line marking in rural India