Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia - Road
A road is a strip of land, smoothed, paved, or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel, connecting two or more destinations. Some roads ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A1205 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A1205 Road - Grove Road
The road then enters the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and forms a divide between the two halves of Victoria Park, until a roundabout j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A1205 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A1205 Road - Burdett Road
Burdett Road is part of the North and East London Red route system. After crossing the junction with Bow Road and Mile End Road the remai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - Usage And Etymology
In original usage, a "road" was simply any pathway fit for riding ("road" is cognate with "ride", e.g.: ships ride at anchor in roads). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross Roads: Encyclopedia - Cross Roads
Cross Roads may refer to: Cross Roads, Texas Cross Roads, Pennsylvania Cross Roads, West Yorkshire In music, Cross Road is the name of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arterial Road: Encyclopedia - Arterial Road
An arterial road is a moderate or high-capacity road which is just below a highway level of service. Much like a biological artery, an ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A85 Road: Encyclopedia - A85 Road
The A85 is a major road in Scotland. It runs east from Oban along the south bank of Loch Etive, through Lochawe and Tyndrum, Crianlarich,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winter Road: Encyclopedia - Winter Road
Winter roads are temporary highways carved out of snow and ice. They facilitate transportation to and from communities without permanent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A4 Road: Encyclopedia - A4 Road
The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. It runs from London to Avonmouth, near Bristol. Historically the ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A303 Road: Encyclopedia - A303 Road
The A303 is a trunk road in England. The A303 is the main road between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon. The M3, A30 and A30...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A1 Road: Encyclopedia - A1 Road
The A1, at 409 miles (658 km) long, is the longest numbered British road. It joins London, the capital city of England, to Edinburgh, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey Road Street: Encyclopedia - Abbey Road Street
Abbey Road is a throroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City Of Westminster in London. Although there are many other roads...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A3 Road: Encyclopedia - A3 Road
The A3 is a trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth. As the major link between the capital city and one its major...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial At Cross-roads: Encyclopedia - Burial At Cross-roads
Historically, burial at cross-roads was the method of disposing of executed criminals and suicides. At the cross-roads a rude cross usual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Road - The Roman Road System
Roman road - Types of Roads. Roman roads vary from simple corduroy roads to paved roads using deep roadbeds of tamped rubble as an unde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curb Road: Encyclopedia - Curb Road
A curb or kerb is the edge where a raised sidewalk, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. Typically ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross Road: Encyclopedia - Cross Road
Bon Jovi's sixth album Cross Road, released in October of 1994, was a "Best Of" release. It includes two previously unreleased songs, "Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross Roads Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia - Cross Roads Pennsylvania
Cross Roads is a borough located in York County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 518. Cross R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Road - Construction Of A Road
Roman road - The Team. The distinction between staff and line officers applied to the Roman army as well. Among the staff officers were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Norway
Norway has a 60 year long experience in road tolling for financing bridges, tunnels and roads. Until the beginning of the 80's contributi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Norway
Norway has a 60 year long experience in road tolling for financing bridges, tunnels and roads. Until the beginning of the 80's contributi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In France
In Europe, the most substantial use of toll roads is in France, where most of the autoroutes carry quite heavy tolls: at least some traff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Portugal
In Portugal a certain number of roads are designated Toll-Roads. They charge a fixed value per kilometre distance, with several classes d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The Philippines
The Philippines have five toll roads, all on the main Island of Luzon. The longest and most modern is the 84-kilometer-long North Luzon E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The Philippines
The Philippines have five toll roads, all on the main Island of Luzon. The longest and most modern is the 84-kilometer-long North Luzon E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Portugal
In Portugal a certain number of roads are designated Toll-Roads. They charge a fixed value per kilometre distance, with several classes d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Taiwan
Freeways in Taiwan are not exactly toll roads in the sense that toll gates/stations are not located at the entrance and exits of the fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Australia
In Australia, a small majority of freeways have been tolled due to the expense of the freeway being built. Such roads can be found in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Italy
In Italy all the autostrade (the Italian for Autobahn, or Highways) are toll roads. They are all networked in the fact that if you enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Australia
In Australia, a small majority of freeways have been tolled due to the expense of the freeway being built. Such roads can be found in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Italy
In Italy all the autostrade (the Italian for Autobahn, or Highways) are toll roads. They are all networked in the fact that if you enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Norway
Norway has a 60 year long experience in road tolling for financing bridges, tunnels and roads. Until the beginning of the 80's contributi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Early Toll Roads
Early references include the (mythical) Greek ferryman Charon charging a toll to ferry (dead) people across the river Acheron. Aristotle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Early Toll Roads
Early references include the (mythical) Greek ferryman Charon charging a toll to ferry (dead) people across the river Acheron. Aristotle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In France
In Europe, the most substantial use of toll roads is in France, where most of the autoroutes carry quite heavy tolls: at least some traff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The Philippines
The Philippines have five toll roads, all on the main Island of Luzon. The longest and most modern is the 84-kilometer-long North Luzon E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Portugal
In Portugal a certain number of roads are designated Toll-Roads. They charge a fixed value per kilometre distance, with several classes d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The Philippines
The Philippines have five toll roads, all on the main Island of Luzon. The longest and most modern is the 84-kilometer-long North Luzon E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Portugal
In Portugal a certain number of roads are designated Toll-Roads. They charge a fixed value per kilometre distance, with several classes d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Australia
In Australia, a small majority of freeways have been tolled due to the expense of the freeway being built. Such roads can be found in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Norway
Norwegian authorities closely monitored Singapore's use of tolls as a means to discourage urban traffic and Oslo got its first toll zone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Italy
In Italy all the autostrade (the Italian for Autobahn, or Highways) are toll roads. They are all networked in the fact that if you enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Italy
In Italy all the autostrade (the Italian for Autobahn, or Highways) are toll roads. They are all networked in the fact that if you enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Taiwan
Freeways in Taiwan are not exactly toll roads in the sense that toll gates/stations are not located at the entrance and exits of the fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In Australia
In Australia, a small majority of freeways have been tolled due to the expense of the freeway being built. Such roads can be found in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Early Toll Roads
Early references include the (mythical) Greek ferryman Charon charging a toll to ferry (dead) people across the river Acheron. Aristotle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Early Toll Roads
Early references include the (mythical) Greek ferryman Charon charging a toll to ferry (dead) people across the river Acheron. Aristotle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maine Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Maine Road - Maine Road And The Arts
Maine Road stadium was used for several scenes in the 1948 motion picture Cup-tie Honeymoon. More recently, it was featured in the 2000 f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roads In Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Roads In Ireland - Roads In Northern Ireland
The main roads in the north, which connect well with those in the south, are classified "M"/"A"/"B" as in Great Britain, though their num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A151 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A151 Road - Turnpike Roads
As elsewhere, roads in England have developed over many years. Perhaps some of the A151 lies on lines which are pre-Roman. In other words...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hierarchy Of Roads: Encyclopedia Ii - Hierarchy Of Roads - Arterials
The next level are arterials, In general arterials are major through roads that are expected to carry large volumes of traffic. Arterials...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roads In Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Roads In Ireland - Roads In The Republic Of Ireland
The Republic's motorway network is focused on Dublin, and is being extended to other major cities as part of the National Development Pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - On The Road: Encyclopedia Ii - On The Road - The Story
Michael McClure, a poet in San Francisco who was involved with the Beats said that "the world that [they] trembling stepped out into in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A1 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A1 Road - Trivia
A1 road - Road signs. The A1 is the closest thing Britain has to a cult road, and so some of its road signs achieved some sort of mythi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maine Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Maine Road - History
Plans to build Maine Road were first announced in May 1922, following a decision by Manchester City F.C. to leave their Hyde Road ground,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salisbury Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Salisbury Road - Naming
The road was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as the British Prime Minister in late 19th century....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A151 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A151 Road - Description
A151 road - The Western End.. Having for some time, extended its influence by diplomacy and trade5, The Roman Empire began to take cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A1 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A1 Road - Route
The A1 runs from the heart of the City of London at St. Pauls to the centre of Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. The A1 runs out of London t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maine Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Maine Road - Redevelopment
The design of the ground changed several times over its 80 year history. The initial layout of the ground consisted of one covered stand ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United Kingdom
Until the seventeenth century most roads in England, other than surviving Roman roads, were simple tracks through the earth, the term roa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United Kingdom
Until the seventeenth century most roads in England, other than surviving Roman roads, were simple tracks through the earth, the term roa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United States
A toll road in the United States is often called a turnpike. The term turnpike may have originated from the turnstile or gate which block...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United States
A toll road in the United States is often called a turnpike. The term turnpike may have originated from the turnstile or gate which block...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United Kingdom
Until the seventeenth century most roads in England, other than surviving Roman roads, were simple tracks through the earth, the term roa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United Kingdom
Until the seventeenth century most roads in England, other than surviving Roman roads, were simple tracks through the earth, the term roa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rules Of The Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Rules Of The Road - Anomalies
Rules of the road - Caribbean. In many Caribbean islands where traffic drives on the left, such as the British Virgin Islands, US Virgi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - Road Transport - History
Road transport - Early Transport. The first forms of road transport were horses or oxen carrying goods over dirt tracks that often foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rules Of The Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Rules Of The Road - Myths
Approximately one quarter to one third of the world's traffic goes on the left-hand side of the road. Some claim that this practice arose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard Road - History
Orchard Road got its name from the nutmeg, pepper and fruit orchards that used to lie on either side of the street in the 1800s. Commerci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard Road - Transport
Orchard Road - Public transport. Mass Rapid Transit There are three major MRT stations situated in the Orchard Road vicinity. They are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The People's Republic Of China
Nearly all Chinese expressways and express routes charge tolls, although they are not often networked from one toll expressway to another...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The People's Republic Of China
Nearly all Chinese expressways and express routes charge tolls, although they are not often networked from one toll expressway to another...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United States
A toll road in the United States is often called a turnpike. The term turnpike may have originated from the turnstile or gate which block...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The United States
A toll road in the United States is often called a turnpike. The term turnpike may have originated from the turnstile or gate which block...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A13 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A13 Road - London
The A13 starts on the boundary between the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets as Braham Street, a turning off Mansell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rules Of The Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Rules Of The Road - Vehicles
For safety reasons, some countries have banned the sale or import of vehicles with the steering wheel on the "wrong" side. In Australia t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ring Roads Of Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ring Roads Of Beijing - 2nd Ring Road
Actually Beijing's first ring road, the 2nd Ring Road was built in the 1980s and expanded in the 1990s. It now forms a rectangular loop a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ring Roads Of Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ring Roads Of Beijing - 7th Ring Road
At present only present in the minds of urban projectors, it is likely that Beijing's 7th Ring Road will be built as the city's first exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The People's Republic Of China
Nearly all Chinese expressways and express routes charge tolls, although they are not often networked from one toll expressway to another...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Roads In The People's Republic Of China
Nearly all Chinese expressways and express routes charge tolls, although they are not often networked from one toll expressway to another...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road Fauna: Encyclopedia Ii - Road Fauna - Research
The Simmons Society was founded by Professor Roger M. Knutson of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa to further studies of road fauna. Profes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ring Roads Of Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ring Roads Of Beijing - 4th Ring Road
The 4th Ring Road was completed in 2001. It connects the less central parts of Beijing and navigates through Zhongguancun technology hub,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Road Not Taken: Encyclopedia Ii - The Road Not Taken - Summary
This poem tells the story of the poet who is travelling on a road in a wood when he comes upon a fork in the road and, even though he wou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A66 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A66 Road - Gallery
A66 elevated section in Middlesbrough with the transporter bridge in the background A66 at Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria, looking west A6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road Rovers: Encyclopedia Ii - Road Rovers - Plot
One year prior to the formation of the Road Rovers, Professor Shepherd is attacked by a man named General Parvo, who demands the professo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boston Post Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Boston Post Road - Middle Post Road
The Middle Post Road was the shortest and fastest route, but was less populated and thus less traveled. Boston Post Road - Connecticut. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road Safety: Encyclopedia Ii - Road Safety - Interventions
Interventions take many forms. Road safety - Road design. On neighborhood roads where many vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ring Roads Of Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ring Roads Of Beijing - 6th Ring Road
At present the most remote ring road from central Beijing, the 6th Ring Road was built in the 2000s and has just recently been completed....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ring Roads Of Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ring Roads Of Beijing - Further Ring Roads?
The ring-like spreading out of Beijing has many prompting whether or not an 8th Ring Road or even 9th Ring Road will be built. At current...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard Road - Shopping
Orchard Road is flanked by pedestrian malls. These include several underground malls, as well as some of the biggest shopping centres in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Collection Technology
The term turnpike refers to the pike or long stick that was held across the road, and only raised when the traveler paid the toll. Travel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toll Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Toll Road - Toll Collection Technology
The term turnpike refers to the pike or long stick that was held across the road, and only raised when the traveler paid the toll. Travel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A12 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A12 Road - London
The section from the Blackwall Tunnel to Leytonstone, which is all dual carriageway, was built in the 1990s following the removal of prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A12 Road: Encyclopedia Ii - A12 Road - Essex
The A12 formerly went through Brentwood,, Mountnessing, Ingatestone, Margaretting, Chelmsford, Boreham, Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Kelvedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roads And Expressways In Romania: Encyclopedia Ii - Roads And Expressways In Romania - Motorways
Identified by A followed by a number. There are no tolls for using the motorways in Romania, except the sections containing bridges ove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - Design
Road design consists of two important technical aspects: geometrical road design structural road design Besides these two technical sid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - Driving On The Right Or The Left
Traffic drives on the right or on the left side of the road depending on the country. See Rules of the road. In countries where traffic d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - Construction
Road construction requires the creation of a continuous right-of-way, overcoming geographic obstacles and having grades low enough to per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - Maintenance
Like all outdoor structures, roads deteriorate over time. They may develop cracks or potholes, or be washed away altogether by floods. Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - History
The first pathways were the trails made by migrating animals. By about 10,000 BC, these rough pathways were used by human hunter nomads f...   » Read the article