national roads

Government-maintained thoroughfares nationwide

National roads are highways designated, funded, or maintained by a country's central government rather than by states, provinces, or localities.

They typically form the primary network connecting major cities and regions: The national road system links the capital to all provincial centers.

In the United States, the historic National Road was the first major federally funded highway, running westward from Maryland in the early 1800s.

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trucking · highway patrol · speed limit · permits · public transit · federal funding · bridges · legislation · culverts · scenic byways · mile marker · tolls · tunnels · traffic flow · lane closure · construction zone · transport hubs · rest stops

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jurisdictional scope

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Nearby community pathways

city streets · neighborhood streets · county roads · private roads · residential streets

geographic scale

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Streets closed at one end

residential streets · side streets · access roads · back roads · alleyways

road classification/hierarchy

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Roads providing entry somewhere

service roads · dirt roads · unpaved roads · footpaths · cart tracks

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G