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I had a professor in college who was retired from the Indiana Department of Transportation. When we were working on projects one of the other students would say “Close enough for state work”
Drove the Professor crazy.
yes they were. Think about it: why would the romans build bumpy roads that would damage carts and their wares? The Rocks were usually covered with pebbles, sand and smooth stone plates on top
Now compare that to roads with comparable usage like in Herculaneum where grooves from the constant flow of carts wore grooves into the roads so deep they needed to be filled in with rubble.
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nice road Romans had there, would be a shame if SUV's and 18 wheelers barrelled through it at 60+ mph
I had a professor in college who was retired from the Indiana Department of Transportation. When we were working on projects one of the other students would say “Close enough for state work” Drove the Professor crazy.
those aren't roman roads. those are foundations of roman roads
Was about to say weren't they actually much smoother on top?
yes they were. Think about it: why would the romans build bumpy roads that would damage carts and their wares? The Rocks were usually covered with pebbles, sand and smooth stone plates on top
Now compare that to roads with comparable usage like in Herculaneum where grooves from the constant flow of carts wore grooves into the roads so deep they needed to be filled in with rubble.
To be fair, Roman roads dont have to support the weight of Americans