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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Sheikh Zayed Road
Cross-sectional diagram of an ancient Roman road, showing layers including large stone slabs on top, cemented sand and gravel, gravel in cement mortar, and crushed rock, with drainage ditches on either side.
cross sections of three 18th-century European roads
Two pages from the 1905 Photo-Auto Guide by H. Sargent Michaels show four black-and-white road photographs with arrows and printed driving directions between Chicago and Rockford, Illinois.
U.S. Sen. Bulkley with a precursor to the U.S. Interstate Highway System
schematic cross section of a modern roadway
cross sections of modern pavements
road construction
The Trans–Kalahari Highway.
Elements of a modern asphalt road.
How does road salt work in the winter?
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