South Nautilus Road Network

The roads in South Nautilus form a distinct road network. They are narrow, made of pavement and unconnected with the roads in North.

## History

It is not exactly known when these roads were built. They were not present when the continent was for the first time opened for settlers, even if, at that time, there was a huge demand for transport ways.

At some point, route 13 was extended by a private-owned initiative further South. The extension no longer exists. Various residents requested a connection between the two roads. Transport companies, from time to time, managed to provide a bypass through teleporting. There were a few enthusiasts who tried to built a road connection between the two. As part of Nautilus Strait Project, SLGI team proposed the construction of a road to connect route 13 and route 14 and another road, much longer, to connect the North end of route 14 with the South end of route 12 in North Nautilus, giving access to Central Nautilus. The project was not accepted by the Linden officials.

At the end of 2019, a major development was achieved, with the construction of *Angels N1 Airport Expressway*. This road finally connected route 13 with route 14 and with the Angels Airport, providing a connection between roads, waterways and airlines.

## Technical data

* Route 13: 2682 m
* Route 14: 2667 m
* Angels N1 Expressway: 1535 m
* Total length: 6884 m.

## Structure

There are four different types of roads in the area.

**Route 13** is (except for a small part in South) covered with gray pavement. It is a bit larger then route 14, hardly allowing two cars to pass by, but still too small for a truck. It is illuminated by night and it is surrounded by vegetation. The road itself is beautiful and it passes through some scenic landscapes. There are road signs, showing sim crossings, rezz zones (which exists at its ends) and distances to nearby sims. The road has anything it needs, even manholes.

**South Route 13** is a wooden beach road.

**Route 14** is made of red pavement. It is a narrow road, too narrow to allow two cars to pass in the same way. It is not illuminated and has only a few trees in some places along it.

**Angels N1 Expressway** is a modern road, with light and road signs. It is private-owned. The largest part of this road is built as a long bridge.

### Route 13

* Length: 2682 m
* Pavement: 2413 m
* Wood: 269 m

Route 13 is found on the West side and runs somehow parallel with the coast. In North, it ends in Plenodyes sim, at a rezz zone. Before leaving Plenodyes, it intersects the Angels N1 Expressway. The road climbs over a few hills and ventures down in six valleys. The road itself is beautiful and landscapes are scenic. There is plenty of vegetation along the way. The road is of vital importance in the area, keeping population density much higher then in other places.

In the middle section, the road climbs up to 102 m, passing over a large hill. That is the highest point. Overall, route 13 has almost no straight section and passes through almost no flat land.

In South, pavement ends. The road is continued with a short wooden beach road, which soon ends too. There are suggestions that the beach road was initially longer or that it was planned to be longer and reach the coast.

### Route 14

* Length: 2667 m

This road runs along the East coast, connecting Mirandirge and Wunb sims. In the Northern part, it runs through a more flat terrain and close to the coast. In South, it climbs over a high hill, reaching altitudes of 107 m. The road has four teleporters, which consist of a place to rest and a map. Travelers can chose to go to the other teleporters by clicking on the map. From North to South, they are:

**Sandy Trunks Beach:** is at road's North end, close to connection with Angels N1 Expressway. *One of the favored hangout of the rich and famous, this beach was declared a natural disaster zone after the great prim spill of 1912 left the beaches covered in primcubes. Beyond prim corp (the owners of the prim well) attempted to clean the beaches with prim skimmers and autoreturn dispersants. However, the damage to the reputation of the area had already been done. The beach never returned fully to its one time glory and eventually was sold off to private individuals and developers. To this day, visitors and residents of the area still will sometimes trip over unreturned prims from the great disaster.*

**Seven Chicken Bridge:** is in the middle... and there is a bridge close to it. *On July 18th, 1919, seven chickens left from the bridge in an apparent murder-suicide pact. The coopleader of the group is believed to have intended for all to die in the icy waters below. Fortunately, chickens are not very smart. They did not realize that this was a dry riverbed is in a subtropical zone and it is July. Unfortunately, chickens are also not very robust and they died anyway when they landed on the rocks below. Seeing the tragedy, the local townsfolk held a memorial in honor of the poor chickens who died that day. Everyone remarked how much the chickens would be missed and shared story over buffalo wings and chicken salad sandwiches.*

**Dead Moles Curve:** is at a tight curve, prone for accidents. *Often mistaken for a drag racing reference, Dead Moles Curve is actually named as such due to the large number of mole fatalities incurred by workers on the LDPW during its construction. In all, 118 moles died here. On May 14, 1932 a section of the road was mistakenly set as physical and unlinked. The resulted prim slide killed 15 moles and injured 23 others, including a bystander who was too busy pointing out things the moles missed to get out of the way in time. Most deaths were at the hands of the motorists who simply did not see the moles working and ran them over. At least that is what they said, even if some moles reported the driver would stop, back up and go forward again before driving off laughing.*

**End Of The Line Inn:** is at the South road end. *In its heyday the guest list from this inn was a veritable who's who of the high society. Common residents were refused entry and had to resort to camming in to witness the lifestyle of the upper class who stayed (and played) here. Forever at the center of controversy, many rumors surrounded the inn. One of the most popular being that it was used as a house of ill repute, its "associates" using the income earned as seed money clothing, manufacturing and real estate businesses. None of these rumors have been substantiated. However, when the inn was annexed by the LDPW, it was discovered the hotel registry had been mysteriously "misplaced".*

There was a private-owned initiative to extend the road further South. Today, the extension no longer exists.

### Angels N1 Expressway

* Length: 1535 m, modern road.

Built in 2019, this road is private-owned. It runs almost in a straight line and is actually a long bridge (except for some short sections). It is large, built for any kind of vehicles. To West, it reaches Plenodyes sim, where it connects with route 13 close to its North end. To East, it reaches the sims Airtol Hill and Boing, which host the airport. The road has connection to docks and air platforms. It reaches the waterways of Dire Strait and North Channel.

A branch road connects Airtol Hill with route 14 in Mirandirge, close to its North end.

### Connection To North

As part of Nautilus Strait Project, some residents wanted a road connection to exist between South and North Nautilus Road Network, connecting the South end of route 12 with the North end of route 13. This never happened. From time to time, it is possible to cross the entire distance by foot, walking on parcels of Abandoned Land.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Roads
* Nautilus