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The Rustic Road system is a system of Wisconsin scenic roads. They differ from the main trunkline highway system in that they are not meant to be major through routes, but lightly traveled local access, and are to meet minimum standards for natural features. Rustic roads have lower speed limits than those on other highway systems.〔 Each route is marked by brown and yellow signs, with the route number on a small placard below the sign.〔 The letter "R" prefix is followed by the number designation. Wisconsin is the only state to have a system of rustic roads. Wisconsin has a separate system of scenic byways following the development of a national system in the 1990s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dot.state.wi.us/travel/scenic/byways-designated.htm )〕 ==System description== The Rustic Road concept was conceived in 1973.〔 The Wisconsin State Legislature established the program to help preserve lightly traveled scenic rural roads. There are a few requirements that a road must have in order to be designated as a rustic road, such as having outstanding natural features or areas that set the road apart from other roads, be a lightly traveled road, not be scheduled for a major improvement which would change its rustic characteristics, and preferably be at least with a loop, completed closure, or connection to a major highway at both ends of the route.〔 The maximum speed limit established by law is , but can be set lower by a local government if desired. Rustic roads may be dirt, gravel, or paved.〔 They can be one- or two-way and can have accommodations for bicycles and hiking adjacent to or incorporated into the road or surrounding area. The designation process is initiated by application for designation by a local government.〔 File:Rusticroad51.jpg|R51, Pierce County File:RusticRoadR26FallSceneryWisconsin.jpg|R26 in autumn File:Rustic Road Number 1.jpg|The first Rustic Road, #1 north of Medford, was dedicated in 1975. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rustic Road (Wisconsin)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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