Roads
According to the Kenya Roads Board, Kenya has 160,886 kilometres (99,970 mi) of roads with all but 11,189 kilometres (6,953 mi) unpaved. They are currently classified into the following categories:
| Class | Description | Purpose | Roads | Paved | Unpaved | Total (in km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | International Trunk Roads | Link centres of international importance and cross international boundaries or terminate at international ports or airports. | A1, A2, A3, A14, A23, A104, A109 | 2,772 | 816 | 3,588 |
| B | National Trunk Roads | Link nationally important centres (e.g. Provincial headquarters). | B1, B3, B8 | 1,489 | 1,156 | 2,645 |
| C | Primary Roads | Link provincially important centres to each other or to higher class roads (e.g. District headquarters). | C107, C111, C115 | 2,693 | 5,164 | 7,857 |
| D | Secondary Roads | Link locally important centres to each other, or to more important centres or to a higher class road (e.g. divisional headquarters). | 1,238 | 9,483 | 10,721 | |
| E | Minor Roads | Any link to a minor centre. | 577 | 26,071 | 26,649 | |
| SPR | Special Purpose Roads | Government Roads (G) Settlement Roads (L) Rural Access Roads (R) Sugar Roads (S) Tea Roads (T) Wheat Roads (W) |
100 | 10,376 | 10,476 | |
| U | Unclassified | All other public roads and streets | 2,318 | 96,623 | 98,941 |
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Famous quotes containing the word roads:
“We joined long wagon trains moving south; we met hundreds of wagons going north; the roads east and west were crawling lines of families traveling under canvas, looking for work, for another foothold somewhere on the land.... The country was ruined, the whole world was ruined; nothing like this had ever happened before. There was no hope, but everyone felt the courage of despair.”
—Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968)
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Then the master said to the slave, Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 14:23.