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 not fixed 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] Europe
[edit] Frankish Empire
- Antsanvia - trade road from Mainz to Thüringen
- Birkenhainer Landstraße - Wine trade road
- Bergische Eisenstraße
- Deitweg
- Elisabethenstraße - from Mainz-Kastel through Hofheim am Taunus to the Oppidum Nida and further into the Wetterau ; see also Bundesautobahn 66)
- Eselsweg
- Way of St. James
- Old Salt Route or Alte Salzstraße (Hanseatic League) - salt trade route from Lüneburg to Lübeck
- Rennsteig connecting road between the different independent small countries in Thuringia, for regular border traffic; it is still a culture and language border. Long Distance Hilltop walk over Thuringia Forest, Slate mountain of Thuringia and Frankenwald, from Hörschel at river Werra (near Eisenach) to Blankenstein at river Saale
- 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
- German Wine Route
[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 Saxony, the Electorate of Saxony)
- Alte Dresden-Teplitzer Poststraße
- Alte Freiberg-Teplitzer Poststraße
- Frankenstraße
- Hohe Strasse (Saxony)
- Kulmer Steig
- Salzstraßen to Hallstadt in Salzkammergut and toward the Halle an der Saale and Reichenhall
[edit] Greece
- Via Pythia
[edit] Roman Empire
- 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] 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 via Syria, Iran, Pakistan to China
- Khyber Pass (Southern Asia) all-season mountain "pass" connecting Afghanistan to western Pakistan
- Aleppo to Baghdad Road (Middle East/Ottoman Empire]]) all-purpose main road from Syria to Iraq
[edit] South America
- Camino Real in Peru - roads connecting the Inca Empire throughout the Andes
[edit] North America
[edit] USA
- 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, New Mexico
- U.S. 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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