unpaved roads

No asphalt here

Unpaved roads are roads without a hard surface like asphalt or concrete—typically dirt, gravel, or crushed stone.

They're common in rural areas and developing regions where traffic is light or paving costs prohibitive.

The unpaved road turned to mud after the rain.

We drove miles down an unpaved road to reach the cabin.

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surface material

unpaved roadspaved roads

Hard-surfaced thoroughfares

concrete roads · blacktop · macadam · cobblestone streets · brick streets

development level

unpaved roadshighways

Major intercity roads

freeways · motorways · interstate highways · expressways · autobahns

development/infrastructure level

unpaved roadscity streets

Paved routes through towns

Family

road, pavement, roadway, pave, paving

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