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Period: 6000 BCE to 4000 BCE
First Roads
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Period: 4000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Constructed Roads And Wheeled Vehicles
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2000 BCE
First Paved Road
The first paved road on the island of Crete, now in modern Greece -
Period: 1270 BCE to 90
The Silk Road
A system of roads and paths used for international trade between China, India, and Europe -
1200 BCE
Long-Distance Roads
Between the Persian-Gulf and Mitterrandian Sea the first long distance road is built -
650 BCE
First Brick Roads
In Babylon, Chaldeans build well-built brick roads to connect temples and palaces -
Period: 476 BCE to 1448
The Middle Ages
As the empires with the largest road networks fall apart, for centuries the advancement of roads is halted. -
Period: 312 BCE to
Roman Roads
For 2,000 years the Romans will built their huge network of roads, and other nations would follow -
950
Revival Of Roads
In the 8th and 9th century the Charlemagne and Moors established street networks of roads, which returned the world to advancing road systems -
Period: 1100 to
All Roads
Most of Asia and Europe have revived their old city roads, and built new ones -
Period: to
The Modern Roads
In the 17th and 18th century, European architects and designers, design first modern roads -
U.S. Roads
The Lancaster Turnpike is built, which is one of the first roads in the U.S. connecting Philadelphia and Lancaster PA -
What Rides The Roads
Increase commercial travel, better vehicles, and faster horses -
Period: to
Modern Asphalt Roads
In the 19th Century McAdam's laid the first asphalt roads in America. In 1810 Paris, France, the first evert asphalt roads were paved. Asphalt is still used today -
Automobile
In the late 18th century, Karl Benz patented the first automobile. -
Period: to
Highways
In 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the U.S. Highway Interstate System, which began the contraction of modern day highways in America