Editing Transport in Bahrain (section)

== Road transport == 
The widening of roads in the old districts of Manama and the development of a national network linking the capital to other settlements commenced as early as the arrival of the first [[car]] in 1914.<ref name=Yasser>{{cite book|last=Elsheshtawy|first=Yasser|title=The evolving Arab city: tradition, modernity and urban development|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1134128211|pages=198|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O8Zz-2AtuIwC&q=manama&pg=PA198|date=2008-05-27}}</ref>  Due to the continuous increase in the number of cars, a series of [[ring roads]] were constructed in Bahrain, notably Isa Al Kabeer Avenue in the 1930s, Exhibition Avenue in the 1960s and Al Fateh Highway in the 1980s.<ref name=Yasser/> To the north, the foreshore used to be around ''Government Avenue'' in the 1920s but it shifted to a new road, ''King Faisal Road'', in the early 1930s which became the coastal road.<ref name=Yasser/> To the east, a bridge connected Manama to Muharraq since 1929, a new causeway was built in 1941 which replaced the old wooden bridge.<ref name=Yasser/> Vehicle movement between the two islands peaked after the construction of the [[Bahrain International Airport]] in 1932.<ref name=Yasser/>

To the south of Manama, roads connected groves, lagoons and marshes of [[Hoora]], [[Adliya]], [[Gudaibiya]] and [[Juffair]].<ref name=Yasser/> Villages such as [[Mahooz]], [[Ghuraifa]], [[Seqaya]] served as the end of these roads. To the west, a major growth in the number of vehicle ma from 3,379 in 1954 and to 18,372 cars in 1970<ref name=Yasser/> caused [[urban development]] to primarily focus on expanding the road network, widening [[carriageways]] and the establishment of more parking spaces.<ref name=Yasser/> Many tracks previously laid in the pre-oil era (prior to the 1930s) were resurfaced and widened, turning them into 'road arteries'. Initial widening of the roads started in the [[Manama Souq]] district, widening its main roads by demolishing encroaching houses.<ref name=Yasser/>A highway was built that linked Manama to the isolated village port of [[Budaiya]],<ref name=Yasser/> this highway crossed through the '[[green belt]]' villages of [[Sanabis]], [[Jidhafs]] and [[Duraz]].<ref name=Yasser/> To the south, a road was built that connected Manama to [[Riffa]]. The discovery of oil accelerated the growth of the city's road network.<ref name=Yasser/>
[[File:MOW second crossing.JPG|thumb|230px|The bridge connecting [[Manama]] to [[Muharraq]].]]
The four main islands and all the towns and villages are linked by well-constructed roads.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} There were {{convert|4122|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of roadways {{As of|2010|lc=y}}, of which {{convert|3392|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} were paved.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=September 8, 2021|title=Bahrain|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bahrain/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|postscript=. {{PD-notice}}}}</ref> Multiple [[causeway]]s stretching over {{convert|2.8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}, connect Manama with [[Muharraq Island]], and the [[Sitra Causeway]] joins [[Sitra]] to the main island. A four-lane highway atop a {{convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} [[causeway]], linking [[Bahrain]] with the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] mainland via the island of [[Umm an-Nasan]] was completed in December, 1986, and financed by [[Saudi Arabia]].

Private vehicles and taxis are the primary means of transportation in the city.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Bahrain changed from [[Driving on the left or right|driving on the left]] to driving on the right in November 1967.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8v1CAQAAIAAJ&q=%22driving+on+the+right+was+effected+smoothly%22 ''Bahrain Government Annual Reports''], Times of India Press, 1968, page 158</ref>
[[File:King Fahd causeway satellite.png|thumb|The [[King Fahd Causeway]] as seen from space]]

=== International highways ===

* [[King Fahd Causeway]], measuring {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} connects Bahrain and [[Saudi Arabia]] through a [[Dike (construction)|multiple-dike]] [[bridge]].
* [[Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge]], will be {{convert|45|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long, connecting Bahrain and [[Qatar]] as the longest fixed link in the world, consisting both roads and [[List of road-rail bridges|railway]].