road
Also known as track, route, roadway
thumb|Bundesautobahn 73 and its [[slip road leading to Erlangen, in Germany]]
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A road is a physical pathway designed for vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one place to another. Roads matter because they connect communities and enable the movement of people and goods, which is essential for everyday life and economic activity.
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- Road CS-240 at Coll d'Ordino (2).jpg
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- OpenStreetMap tag
- highway=road
- Commons gallery
- Road
- Commons category
- Roads
- equivalent class
- dbpedia.org/ontology/Road
- hashtag
- Road
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000064
- short name
- дор.
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22 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- United States
- History
- Reallocation
- Maintenance
- Slab stabilization
- Testing
- Joint sealing
- Safety considerations
- Road conditions
- Environmental performance
- Regulation
- Right- and left-hand traffic
- Economics
- Construction costs
- Statistics
- Global connectivity
- See also
- References
thumb|Bundesautobahn 73 and its [[slip road leading to Erlangen, in Germany]]
A road is a thoroughfare from one place to another, primarily used for movement of traffic. Many roads are paved.