Old school concrete = 2000 year durablility stuctures

http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2013/06/04/roman-concrete/

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http://newscenter.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/Roman-concrete-Al-torbermorite.jpg

Then again, the Romans didn’t pound their roads with thousands of cars, vans, and 18-wheelers on a daily basis. (all of them much heavier than chariots and animals along with imparting a much greater amount of force).

Subject an ancient Roman road to American style traffic and see how long it lasts.