道路網

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 道路網 is read as どうろもう and is a noun for the interconnected system of roads that provides routes across a city, region, or country.
• Basic usage: A road network expanding with a city appears in 道路網が広がる, while part of a road network becoming unusable appears in 道路網の一部.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A connected system rather than one road
  • It focuses on how multiple roads connect an area as a system rather than on the condition or length of one road.
• Difference from 交通網
  • Unlike a transport network that may include rail, air, and sea routes, this term is limited to interconnected roads.