Road
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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The End of the Road: Vanishing Highway Architecture in America (1981) by John Margolies documents unusual roadside architecture and novelty architecture from across the U.S. including motels, gas stations, drive-ins, cafes, diners, signs and billboards. "And there goes the Challenger, being chased by the blue, blue meanies on wheels. The vicious traffic squad cars are after our lone driver, the last American hero, the electric centaur, the, the demi-god, the super driver of the golden west! Two nasty Nazi cars are close behind the beautiful lone driver. The police numbers are gettin' closer, closer, closer to our soul hero, in his soul mobile, yeah baby! They about to strike. They gonna get him. Smash him. Rape... the last beautiful free soul on this planet."--DJ Super Soul in the film Vanishing Point (1971) |
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A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways (British English: carriageways) each with one or more lanes and also any associated sidewalks (British English: pavement) and road verges. Roads that are available for use by the public may be referred to as public roads or highways.
See also
Namesakes
- On the Road, 1951, a novel by Jack Kerouac
- Road movie
- Road trip
- Roadside attraction
- The Road to Hell, 1900, a drawing by Alfred Kubin
- All roads lead to Rome
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions
- The road up and the road down are the same thing
- Middle of the road
- "Cross Road Blues", 1936, a song by blues singer Robert Johnson
- World's Most Dangerous Roads
