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Which became Britain's first artificially lighted roadway, installed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries as precaution against highwaymen?

Question #148581. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Jul 25 2021.
Originally posted Jul 25 2021 1:51 PM.

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"Rotten Row"
Rotten Row is a sand-covered avenue maintained as a bridleway running along the south side of Hyde Park in London that allows Londoners to ride in the centre of London.

William III lit the avenue with 300 oil lamps in 1690 creating Britain's first artificially lit highway.

link https://pfranzme.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/britains-1st-artificially-lit-highway/

Jul 25 2021, 3:33 PM
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