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[[Image:P appia.jpg|thumb|right|Remains of the Appian Way in [[Rome]], near Quarto Miglio]]
[[Image:P appia.jpg|thumb|right|Remains of the Appian Way in [[Rome]], near Quarto Miglio]]
A '''road''' is an open way for vehicle travel that is over 50 inches wide. One of the earliest surviving roads is the [[Appian Way]], built by the Romans in the third century B.C.
A '''road''' is an open way for vehicle travel that is over 50 inches wide. One of the earliest surviving roads is the [[Appian Way]], built by the Romans in the third century B.C.
== Motorways of the Netherlands and Switzerland ==
''See also:'' [[Motorways of Switzerland]]
[[Europe]]’s best roads, those found in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Switzerland]], are also among the world’s finest. The Global Competitiveness Report 2019, published by the World Economic Forum ranked 141 countries based on their performance in a variety of different categories. The Netherlands was ranked as having the best roads in Europe and Switzerland was ranked as having the second best roads in Europe.<ref>[https://viborc.com/road-quality-in-europe-the-best-and-worst-roads-in-europe/ Road quality in Europe: the best and worst roads in Europe], viborc.com website, 2022</ref>
== United Kingdom's road repair crisis ==
== United Kingdom's road repair crisis ==
In 2018, UK roads ranked were ranked 27th in the world which was a ranking below [[Chile]] and [[Cyprus]].<ref>[https://news.motors.co.uk/news/uk-roads-ranked-worse-than-chile-and-cyprus-in-global-survey/ UK roads ranked worse than Chile and Cyprus in global survey], Motors.co.uk</ref>
In 2018, UK roads ranked were ranked 27th in the world which was a ranking below [[Chile]] and [[Cyprus]].<ref>[https://news.motors.co.uk/news/uk-roads-ranked-worse-than-chile-and-cyprus-in-global-survey/ UK roads ranked worse than Chile and Cyprus in global survey], Motors.co.uk</ref>
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Dictionary]]