Before revision: History The Porta Rosa, a Greek street dating from the 3rd to 4th century BC in Velia, with a paved surface and gutters A paved Roman road in Pompeii Part of the AVUS road in Berlin, the first automobile-only road and forerunner of the URL It served as an inspiration for Piero Puricelli's 1924 URL The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Highway"; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world, in 1925, the year following its inauguration.
After revision: History A paved Roman road in Pompeii Part of the AVUS road in Berlin, the first automobile-only road and forerunner of the URL It served as an inspiration for Piero Puricelli's 1924 URL The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Highway"; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world, in 1925, the year following its inauguration.