How do you calculate square meters, is it lenght x width?

I would like to know how many square meters there are in a four lane highway doe 1 mile
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You need the width of each lane. 1 mile is 1.609km approx. or 1609.34m.

If the fixed width of 1 lane is w, then the area occupied by one mile-long lane  is 1609.34w sq m. For 4 lanes it's 4 times this=6437.38w sq m approx. If w = 4m then this comes to 25749.5 sq m.

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