historic route
Storied old pathway
A historic route is a road or path officially recognized for its historical significance—often a trail used by settlers, traders, or military forces, or a highway that shaped regional development.
In the U.S., routes like the Lincoln Highway or Route 66 carry this designation: We drove the historic route through the desert.
- Camino de SantiagoSpanish pilgrimage trail
- pilgrim pathReligious travel route
- Roman roadsAncient empire's highway network
- King's HighwayMonarch-titled public road
- Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network
Inca Trail · scenic byway · Native American trails · Appalachian Trail · waystation · thoroughfare · pioneer spirit · El Camino Real · road trip · beaten track · road · journey · heritage · monument · Oregon Trail · covered wagon · legacy · wagon
- scenic routesscenic drive, scenic byway, coastal drive, coastal road, Pacific Coast Highway
- scenic roadsPacific Coast Highway, scenic overlook, vista point, coastal drive, mountain pass
- trailsnature trail, trail, hiking paths, hiking trail, forest trail
- Petrified Forestpetrified wood, fossilized wood, ancient trees, Painted Desert, Triassic
- streetcar termstrolley, tram, cable car, trolley stop, track
temporal status
historic routenew construction
infrastructure type
historic routesuperhighway
Large high-speed roadway
interstate · expressway · freeway · motorway · interstate highway