phone bad at capturing colour, it was more vibrant irl. similar colour to the “red” sand beaches in PEI.
some parts of the road were full red but I took a photo of the repaired one to show the difference between them
trans Canada highway for anyone wondering ^^
Middle_Collar_3281 on
Looks like the road’s got a permanent sunburn☀️😂
Lusty_Vibe6 on
That’s not asphalt, that’s maple-syrup infused pavement
SilverVoyager_ on
POV: You are driving on Mars but still gotta stop for Tim Hortons ☕
ShadowVoyage on
Everywhere in Canada is either red, white, or polite.
FrostfernGazeS on
The road looks like it’s been dipped in paprika
pbautr on
Some places near Yosemite use granite as the aggregate and the roads sparkle in the sun. Pretty neat
Underwater_Karma on
There’s red highways and roads all over the US Midwest. It comes from a high iron content in the ground the aggregate came from
iamthecaptionnow on
Thats what the roads look like in south dakota, I assume because of all the quartzite they use.
elusive_won on
Very typical in the us
Kibichibi on
We have lots of roads like that on the east coast of Newfoundland! 🙂
Jestingwheat856 on
i see this all over toronto highways, wonder whats so special about it
Rho-Ophiuchi on
That stuff is fantastic in the rain at night. Doesn’t turn into a mirror so you can still see the lines easily.
Dr-Retz on
Rotten granite is what it’s called central WI,USA
WaterDragoonofFK on
Smart! Cooler than the black tar.
Mr101722 on
Haha I just drove that road last night! I believe PEI also has a ton of red roads but it’s been quite a few years since my last trip there!
thrash1990 on
Seeing these North of Duluth, MN was cool.
namast_eh on
I can tell you why!
Granite has better friction and wearability. And granite is mostly pink!
It’s harder than, say, limestone, that has a tendency to polish and become slippery af in the rain.
It’s used often, but especially on higher speed roads.
Source: am highway designer
Spotter01 on
Halifax NSer Here! This is called in Halifax “80s asphalt” Last forever but is loud… Not sure how old this pic is but you dont come across that stuff as often as you would say 10 years ago….. most of it got replaced with normal Asphalt on 100 series Hwys (our major highways)
MuskokaGreenThumb on
On highway 401 when you get to Barrie Ontario the pavement is red like this as well. It’s from the aggregate used. And this pavement holds up much much longer for some reason. Almost that entire highway has been re done in the last 40 years. Except the red sections
Jusfiq on
That is not from the asphalt, it is from the rocks.
Unbearabull on
We have some as well in Kitchener. This offramp specifically.
I think Maryland has some blue stretches. Maybe they were green. Been a while.
massassi on
Ontario was largely like that (to a lesser degree) last time I went out there too. It all depends on what gravel they’re mixing with bitumen to make the asphalt.
Brobl0 on
FIrst time I saw this was in Sweden and it kinda blew my mind a bit
amhildreth on
Pennsylvania still has quite a few stretches of red pavement as well
ceral_killer on
This is every highway under constructing in Texas. So basically every highway.
ima-bigdeal on
We used to have a lot of red highways in Oregon. They used crushed lava rock instead of quarry rock for the roads. After extended use it was discovered that they did not hold up and wore faster than traditional asphalt with heavier vehicle loads. They were also subject to increased water damage.
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phone bad at capturing colour, it was more vibrant irl. similar colour to the “red” sand beaches in PEI.
some parts of the road were full red but I took a photo of the repaired one to show the difference between them
trans Canada highway for anyone wondering ^^
Looks like the road’s got a permanent sunburn☀️😂
That’s not asphalt, that’s maple-syrup infused pavement
POV: You are driving on Mars but still gotta stop for Tim Hortons ☕
Everywhere in Canada is either red, white, or polite.
The road looks like it’s been dipped in paprika
Some places near Yosemite use granite as the aggregate and the roads sparkle in the sun. Pretty neat
There’s red highways and roads all over the US Midwest. It comes from a high iron content in the ground the aggregate came from
Thats what the roads look like in south dakota, I assume because of all the quartzite they use.
Very typical in the us
We have lots of roads like that on the east coast of Newfoundland! 🙂
i see this all over toronto highways, wonder whats so special about it
That stuff is fantastic in the rain at night. Doesn’t turn into a mirror so you can still see the lines easily.
Rotten granite is what it’s called central WI,USA
Smart! Cooler than the black tar.
Haha I just drove that road last night! I believe PEI also has a ton of red roads but it’s been quite a few years since my last trip there!
Seeing these North of Duluth, MN was cool.
I can tell you why!
Granite has better friction and wearability. And granite is mostly pink!
It’s harder than, say, limestone, that has a tendency to polish and become slippery af in the rain.
It’s used often, but especially on higher speed roads.
Source: am highway designer
Halifax NSer Here! This is called in Halifax “80s asphalt” Last forever but is loud… Not sure how old this pic is but you dont come across that stuff as often as you would say 10 years ago….. most of it got replaced with normal Asphalt on 100 series Hwys (our major highways)
On highway 401 when you get to Barrie Ontario the pavement is red like this as well. It’s from the aggregate used. And this pavement holds up much much longer for some reason. Almost that entire highway has been re done in the last 40 years. Except the red sections
That is not from the asphalt, it is from the rocks.
We have some as well in Kitchener. This offramp specifically.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/K7V7MgguPXNMk6eQ8
Big ass bicycle paths
I am from Nova Scotia
I think Maryland has some blue stretches. Maybe they were green. Been a while.
Ontario was largely like that (to a lesser degree) last time I went out there too. It all depends on what gravel they’re mixing with bitumen to make the asphalt.
FIrst time I saw this was in Sweden and it kinda blew my mind a bit
Pennsylvania still has quite a few stretches of red pavement as well
This is every highway under constructing in Texas. So basically every highway.
We used to have a lot of red highways in Oregon. They used crushed lava rock instead of quarry rock for the roads. After extended use it was discovered that they did not hold up and wore faster than traditional asphalt with heavier vehicle loads. They were also subject to increased water damage.
This community still has some: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y2nrX6xwBJTmyhu96](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y2nrX6xwBJTmyhu96)