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The Romans built many roads all over Rome to get to different places throughout it. By the second century, Roman engineers had built a total of 372 Roads that totaled about 53000 miles in length, beginning in Scotland and ending at the Euphrates River. Roman roads were usually laid on an embankment to act as a foundation for the base. The dimensions varied according to the importance of the road. Sometimes it may have been just a small ridge, but on major routes, it could be up to five feet high and 50 feet wide. They were constructed primarily for the movement of troops in the roman army. The depth of a Roman road was up to five feet. It seems that road width varied according to function and importance. The widest road was 40 feet wide, while a minor road might be only eight feet. Some roads were generally 20 feet, but all roads became narrower over difficult terrain; some mountain passes, at less than 10 feet, were too narrow (and often too steep) for carts. The Romans began building roads outside of  Italy   in 148 BC.