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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Topic started by: NE2 on August 13, 2016, 01:27:08 PM

Title: What is a "metal surfaced road"?
Post by: NE2 on August 13, 2016, 01:27:08 PM
Some old maps use this as a level between soil and bituminous (low quality asphalt) surfaced roads. What is it?
Title: Re: What is a "metal surfaced road"?
Post by: kphoger on August 13, 2016, 01:31:48 PM
Synonymous with gravel.
Title: Re: What is a "metal surfaced road"?
Post by: kphoger on August 13, 2016, 01:32:56 PM
verb (used with object), metaled, metaling or (especially British) metalled, metalling.

British. to pave or surface (a road) with broken stone.