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Civil Engineering Department | DCC3113 : Highway & Traffic Engineering

History Roman roads

• The main characteristics of Roman roads were as follows:

– They weary very thick. Total thickness of the road varied from about 0.7 m to as

much as 1.2 m.

– They were straight, without any regard for gradient. Probable reason for straightness

may be their main use for army.

– Roads were not built on soft soil formations but on hard stratum reached after

excavation.

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