Post road

Road or route for transporting mail Old Albany Post Road in Philipstown, New York, a section that remains unpaved and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places A post road is a road designated for the transportation of postal mail. In past centuries, only major towns had a post house and the roads used by post riders or mail coaches to carry mail among them were particularly important ones or, due to the special attention given them, became so. In various centuries and countries, post road became more or less equivalent to main road, royal road, or highway. The 20th century spread of postal service blurred the distinction. Asia Great Post Road (Dutch: De Grote Postweg), from Anyer to Panarukan, Indonesia, was a post road in Asia, built during the governancy of Herman Willem Daendels of Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811. Europe 1563 post road map of Europe Notable post roads in Europe include: Antwerp-Venice Post Road, similar to the Dutch Post Road. Bremen-Hamburg Post Road, approved by the king of Sweden on July 5, 1665 to establish regular mail service. A second route was established from Cuxhaven through the Land of Wursten to Lehe. Dutch Post Road, (German: