Ancient roads
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This is a list of Historic Roads — major long-distance roads of significant historic value.
In Europe, with the exception of the Roman roads, the paths were unfixed and depended on the topology and geography of the land. In the early Middle Ages, valleys were often filled with thick lowland forests and unpassable rivers. Therefore, people preferred to travel at higher elevations along the European watersheds.
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[edit] Well-known historical routes in Europe
[edit] Frankish Empire
- Antsanvia - trade road from Mainz to Thüringen
- Birkenhainer Landstraße - Wine trade road
- Bergische Eisenstraße
- Deitweg
- Elisabethenstraße - from Mainz-Kastel through the Oppidum Nida to Hofheim am Taunus; see also Bundesautobahn 66)
- Eselsweg
- Jakobsweg
- Old Salt Route or Alte Salzstraße (Hanseatic League) - salt trade route from Lüneburg to Lübeck
- Rennsteig
- Schwabenweg
- Via Regia - King's road from Frankfurt am Main to Görlitz in SW Poland
- Via Tolosana - last Pilgrim route on the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela
[edit] Germans and Celts
- Amber Road (Bernsteinstraße) - Amber trade route from Lithuania to northern Italy
- Hellweg
- Ortesweg - Path from Marburg to Bamberg
[edit] Denmark and Germany
- Hærvejen - the Army Road, German: Ochsenweg
[edit] Saxony (Upper Saxory, the Electorate of Saxony)
- Alte Dresden-Teplitzer Poststraße
- Alte Freiberg-Teplitzer Poststraße
- Frankenstraße
- Hohe Straße
- Kulmer Steig
- Salzstraßen to Hallstadt in Salzkammergut and toward the Halle an der Saale and Reichenhall
[edit] Greece
- Via Pythia
[edit] Roman Empire
See main article: Roman road, which contains many more examples.
- Watling Street (Roman Britain) - empire service road from Dover through London to Wroxeter in Shropshire
- Appian Way (Roman Empire) - empire service road from Rome to southeast Italy
[edit] Well-known historical routes in Asia
- Grand Trunk Road (Indian subcontinent) all-purpose main road from Bangladesh to northern Pakistan
- Royal Road (Persian Empire) empire service road from Turkey to Iran
- Silk Road (Asia) Spice trade route from the Mediterranean to China
[edit] Well-known historical routes in North America
[edit] USA
See main article: Historical roads and trails of the United States
- Oregon Trail (American Old West) - 19th century Pioneer route from Illinois to Oregon
- Santa Fe Trail (American Old West) - major commercial/military artery from Missouri to Santa Fe in New Mexico
- Route 66 (USA) - 1930s colonial route from Chicago to Los Angeles
- Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina and Virginia) - a 20th century National Parkway
[edit] Canada
- Carlton Trail (Canada) - Fur trade route from SW Manitoba to Fort Edmonton in Alberta
- Trans Canada Highway (Canada) - a highway running the full width of Canada, near the south border
- Yellowhead Trail (Canada)
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