Road According to the New York State Thruway Authority, some sample per-mile costs to construct multi-lane roads in several US northeastern states were: The United States has the largest network of roads of any country with as of 2009. The Republic of India has the second largest road system in the world with 4,689,842 kilometres (2,914,133 mi) of road (2013). The People's Republic of China is third with of road (2007). The Federative Republic of Brazil has the fourth largest road system in the world with (2002). See List of countries by road network size. When looking only at expressways the
Behind the Laughter Behind the Laughter "Behind the Laughter" is the twenty-second and final episode of "The Simpsons" eleventh season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 21, 2000. In the episode, which is a parody of the VH1 series "Behind the Music", the Simpson family are portrayed as actors on a sitcom, and their dramatic inner turmoil and struggles are detailed. Told in a narrative format, the episode tells a fictional story of how "The Simpsons" began. The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Tim Long, George Meyer, Mike Scully and Matt Selman.