Patent ID: 7048465

Claim:
A method of routing traffic, comprising: (a) identifying a first point and a second point defining ends of an existing route on at least one existing road on a tract of land from where traffic is to be routed; (b) identifying a body of water proximate to the tract of land, the body of water defining a shoreline along an edge of the tract of land adjacent the body of water, the shoreline having a shoreline length generally spanning the distance between the first and second points, the body of water being suitable for supporting a further road for routing the traffic; (c) locating the further road through the body of water only to span the tract of land, the further road having a road length generally spanning the distance between the first and second points the further road extending through the body of water generally adjacent to the shoreline so that the further road and the shoreline are generally parallel along their respective lengths, the further road being located above the body of water; and (d) linking the further road to the first point and the second point so that the further road extends only through the body of water to provide an alternate route to the existing route.