Your always less than 22 miles from a road.

Discovery News reports on a new study published by Raymond Watts, a scientist at the Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center and USGS Fort Collins Science Center in Colorado. The study determined that any point in the continental United States is within 22 miles or less of a road. They take some liberty in defining what qualifies as a road, however. Anything from a jeep trail to an interstate road system is included in their research. The densest road network is in Brooklyn, New York, while the fewest roads are found in Hinsdale County, in southern Colorado. Not surprisingly, deserts and mountains have few roads, as well as areas with abundant water--such as the Louisiana Bayous and the Florida Everglades. The researchers concluded that the amount of roads available is often mismatched with the population so that some areas have more roads to maintain than they need.