Posted on 02/09/2011 12:56:37 AM PST by Islander7
* The 15ft-high road ran from London to Exeter
It was a route once trod by legionnaires as they marched across a conquered land.
But, eventually, the Romans left Britain and the magnificent highway they created was reclaimed by nature and seemingly lost for ever.
Now, some 2,000 years after it was built, it has been uncovered in the depths of a forest in Dorset. And, remarkably, it shows no sign of the potholes that blight our modern roads.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
"...in years to come people will comment on the m25 but it wont be hard we will still be stuck on it
- slick, hertford, 07/2/2011 09:38..."
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Its the bullet road. It was part of Ceasars stimulus package.
Know in the Roman Senate at the time as...The road to nowhere.
They're missing the obvious reason---a road that high with deep side ditches would make ambushing a passing Roman column from the woods very difficult.
Hilarious comments.
Especially about the “speed cameras”....LOL!
No potholes? Quick, analyze the material in that road!
It doesn’t look 85ft wide in the photos. I wish they had included more.
“It doesn’t look 85ft wide in the photos. I wish they had included more.”
There’s a photo there with outlines on it that include the ditching.
“O! The Roman was a rogue,
“He erat was, you bettum.
“He ran his automobilis,
“And smoked his cigarettum.”
Dig those Roman autobahns!
;^)
An interesting comment at the source link:
“Badbury Rings is a leading contender for the site of the battle of Badon Hill in which a post Roman Briton army got a decisive result against the invading Saxons. According to a Monk Nennius, in the 800s, Arthur was a commander in this battle. So this road was probably used to get there!”
“And, remarkably, it shows no sign of the potholes that blight our modern roads.”
I guess they must have restricted their ‘semi’ traffic.
“Puddletown” — sounds like a place where you’d need to put your road on a causeway.
Sections of the original Bankhead Highway are still found in Texas. It is unused and looks in good condition. It is pothole free 'cause no vehicles drive on it.
The legions were amazingly expert military engineers, among many other things.
They built an entire fortress every time they camped for the night.
What have the Romans ever done for us?
Much of the Dixie Highway in north FL was built during the 20s, paved with bricks. Some sections of it look like they were built last year, although to be fair they are only local roads between fields at this point. No heavy traffic.
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Didn’t they build some roads that are still in use?
I mean roads in the outland that is, not roads in Rome.
Think I read it somewhere.
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