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
USS U. S. Grant (AP-29) USS U. S. Grant (AP-29) USS "U. S. Grant" (AP-29) was a transport ship that saw service with the United States Navy in World War II. Originally a German ocean liner named Konig Wilhelm II, she was seized by the United States during the First World War and renamed "USS Madawaska" (ID-3011) in 1917 before being renamed USS "U. S. Grant" (AP-29) in 1922. "Konig Wilhelm II" was a steel-hulled screw steamer launched on 20 July 1907 at Stettin, Germany, by Vulcan Aktiengesellschaft. Built for the transatlantic passenger trade, "Konig Wilhelm II" operated between Hamburg, Germany, and Buenos Aires, Argentina,