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===Causeways===

By the Late Classic, a network of ''[[sacbe]]ob'' (causeways) linked various parts of the city, running for several kilometers through its urban core. These linked the Great Plaza with Temple 4 (located about {{convert|750|m|ft|lk=out|abbr=off|sp=us}} to the west) and the Temple of the Inscriptions (about {{convert|1|km|mi|sp=us}} to the southeast).<ref name=h227>Hammond 2000, p.227.</ref> These broad causeways were built of packed and plastered limestone and have been named after early explorers and archaeologists; the [[Teoberto Maler|Maler]], [[Alfred Maudslay|Maudslay]], [[Alfred Tozzer|Tozzer]] and Méndez causeways. They assisted the passage of everyday traffic during the [[Wet season|rain season]] and also served as dams.<ref name=d185/>

The '''Maler Causeway''' runs north from behind Temple I to Group H. A large [[bas-relief]] is carved onto limestone [[bedrock]] upon the course of the causeway just south of Group H. It depicts two bound captives and dates to the Late Classic.<ref name=k138>Kelly 1996, p.138.</ref>

The '''Maudsley Causeway''' runs {{convert|0.8|km|mi|sp=us}} northeast from Temple IV to Group H.<ref name=k138/>

The '''Mendez Causeway''' runs southeast from the East Plaza to Temple VI, a distance of about {{convert|1.3|km|mi|sp=us}}.<ref name=k139>Kelly 1996, p.139.</ref><ref name="Martin & Grube 2000, p.24">Martin & Grube 2000, p.24.</ref>

The '''Tozzer Causeway''' runs west from the Great Plaza to Temple IV.<ref>Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.302.</ref>