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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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Has part: highway
Followed by: airway
Location: landmass
Image: Road CS-240 at Coll d'Ordino (2).jpg
Has use: traffic

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maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Highways
OpenStreetMap tag: highway=road
Commons gallery: Road
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Roads
Commons category: Roads
topic's main category: Category:Roads
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/Road
main regulatory text: traffic code
different from: stroad
maintenance method: road maintenance
has characteristic: right- and left-hand traffic
topic has template: Template:Infobox road
history of topic: history of road transport
hashtag: Road
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000064
partially coincident with: street
short name: дор.
has effect: habitat fragmentation

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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.

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