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Old 11-23-2008, 08:51 PM   #13
sweetwater
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Originally Posted by newtimer View Post
What's causing those equal-sized white squares especially around Kansas/southern Nebraska? Are they square plots of land that have roads around their perimeters but no roads inside?
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Kansas City

The white blocks seem to be rural routes and unnamed roads, their alignment to lat/lon boundaries suggests differences in how adjacent counties identify streets.
(above is from the link) Interesting map, but quite depressing. I mean, all that asphalt and cement must weigh a lot and smoosh the ground down, right?
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