Roads
Roads sometimes use a spiral to gain height in a confined space, cf. pigtail bridge.
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Famous quotes containing the word roads:
“Lift your eyes
Where the roads dip and where the roads rise
Seek only there
Where the grey light meets the green air
The hermit’s chapel, the pilgrim’s prayer.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“They’re busy making bigger roads,
and better roads and more,
so that people can discover
even faster than before
that everything is everywhere alike.”
—Piet Hein (b. 1905)
“Pioneers lay the roads for those who follow to walk on.”
—Chinese proverb.