0 a road built by placing logs (= large tree branches or trunks) across the width of a path or route: --
Bridges had to be built, corduroy roads made for the passage of trains.
The first roads were corduroy roads; to build these, logs of all sizes were placed across the road.
Known as corduroy roads, they were formed when huge quantities of alder poles and brushwood were used to link the fen islands across the marshes.
Corduroy roads and walks connecting the buildings are necessary because of the soft, slippery clay soil.
Tamarack poles were used in corduroy roads because of their resistance to rot.
Roman roads included corduroy roads and paved roads, sometimes supported on raft or pile foundations and bridges.
Corduroy roads can also be built as a foundation for other surfacing.
At numerous portages, corduroy roads had to be constructed.
