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The World Roads Portal![]() Jalan Ampang at night, with the Petronas Twin Towers visible in the background in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, thoroughfares, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. (Full article...) Selected article![]() General images -The following are images from various road-related articles on Wikipedia.
Selected image![]() Interchange in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where Al Quta'eyat Road and Zabeel Road meet adjacent to Zabeel Park (on the left in the picture) next to the neighborhoods of Zabeel (at the bottom), Karama (in the upper left), and Oud Metha (in the upper right).
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Selected panorama![]() Panorama between Sax and Frümsen in the municipality of Sennwald in the Rhine Valley, looking from Kreuzberg (on the left), to the Appenzell Alps, Saxer Gap, the Stauberen, and Hoher Kasten on the right.
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