paved roads
Tarred travel routes
Paved roads are roads with a hard, durable surface—typically asphalt, concrete, or stone—rather than dirt or gravel.
The distinction matters in rural areas and developing regions where unpaved roads remain common: The village is accessible only by unpaved roads in the rainy season.
Paved roads allow faster travel and heavier vehicles.
- parkwaysLandscaped scenic roadways
- curbsLimits or restrains
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- avenuesWide urban streets
main drag · city streets · concrete · tar · resurfacing · boulevards · arterial roads · gutters · sidewalks · guardrails · underpasses · bitumen · streets · urbanization · macadam · cobblestones · gravel · trade routes
- infrastructurehighways, railway expansion, power grid, roads, seaports
- ancient traveltravelers, pilgrims, trade routes, caravans, horses
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- ancient citiesAthens, Rome, Jerusalem, Sparta, Damascus
paved roadsdirt roads
Unpaved travel surfaces
unpaved roads · gravel roads · cart tracks · natural trails · footpaths
paved roadswilderness trails
Paths through undeveloped natural areas
footpaths · game trails · rugged terrain · undeveloped land · logging roads