If thousands of cars drive on the interstates (US) daily, how does the road not wear down so fast?

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Because it’s designed to withstand it.  There are typically three or four layers to the road and each layer can be up to one feet deep.  And it costs about 3-6 million per mile for 2 lanes.  

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