back roads
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Since the 1970s, Louisiana has held to a simple rule: pick roads for repairs based on objective factors, such as wear and tear and traffic counts.
From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2017
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We haven’t time to pick roads, for it will be dawn in another hour.
From A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)
The country hereabouts has been nearly all burnt by the natives, and the horses endeavour to pick roads where the dreaded triodia has been destroyed.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest