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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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path or road

Is a path and a road the same
  

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A path is usually unpaved, not engineered and for walking or riding horses. Paths can be made by animals. Often old cow paths were paved and turned into roads.

  • A path is usually unpaved, not engineered and for walking or riding horses.
  • Paths can be made by animals.
  • Often old cow paths were paved and turned into roads.
  • A road is usually paved, and designed for heavy use or vehicular traffic.
  • Of course, there were Roman roads, but these were engineered to last for thousands of years.
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A path is usually unpaved, not engineered and for walking or riding horses. Paths can be made by animals. Often old cow paths were paved and turned into roads.

A road is usually paved, and designed for heavy use or vehicular traffic. Of course, there were Roman roads, but these were engineered to last for thousands of years.

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