Road facts for kids
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 made of concrete or brick.
People have been making roads for a long time. Roman roads and the Incan courier roads are famous. But transport by river 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.
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
Images for kids
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A bricked road in Bangladesh
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A gravel road in Namibia
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Transfăgărășan called "the best road in the world" by Top Gear
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The Porta Rosa, a Greek street dating from the 3rd to 4th century BC in Velia, with a paved surface and gutters
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A paved Roman road in Pompeii
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Ancient Cobblestoned Road in Behbahan
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Layers in the construction of a mortarless pavement: A.) Subgrade B.) Subbase C.) Base course D.) Paver base E.) Pavers F.) Fine-grained sand
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Overpass under construction over Interstate 5 in Burbank, California
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Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument
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Asphalt layer and Hamm road roller
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Sub-base layer composed of cement-based material being applied during construction of the M8 motorway in Ireland
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Road construction in Myanmar
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Clearing rocks from mountain road in Spiti
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Typical pavement strata for a heavily traveled road
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Line marking in rural India
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A white line used to designate a parking bay in Scotland. The line has deteriorated to the point that both an older yellow line and the underlying surface are visible beneath.
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Pedestrian crossing, line markings and street furniture.
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Snow causing bad road conditions
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Air pollution along Pasadena Highway in Los Angeles
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A dual carriageway section of National Highway 8 connecting Delhi to Gurgaon
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The A22(T) with line markings near Summer Hill, East Sussex, England
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Road with guard rails in Kaluga Oblast, Russia
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Road with traffic signs in the outskirts of Bern, Switzerland
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NH 73 going to Bangalore
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Ontario Highway 401, a route with a collector / express setup
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The wide Coastal Road in the Philippines now called the Manila-Cavite Expressway
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Australian drive on left sign
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A city street in Mumbai, India with left-hand traffic
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An ice road between the Hailuoto Island and the Mainland Finland at winter
See also
In Spanish: Carretera para niños
