• Source: Historic trails and roads in the United States

There are many historic trails and roads in the United States which were important to the settlement and development of the United States including those used by American Indians.
The lists below include only those routes in use prior to the creation of the American Highway System in 1926. Many more local routes are discussed at entries for the relevant town.




Settlement routes


Albany Post Road, in use by 1642, from Bowling Green (New York City) to Albany, called "Broadway" for long stretches
Bozeman Trail from Virginia City, Montana, to central Wyoming
California Road established 1849, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to California
California Trail from Missouri to California.
Carolina Road from Roanoke, Virginia, on the Great Wagon Road through the Piedmont to Augusta, Georgia.
Cherokee Trail along the Arkansas River from Indian Territory to Wyoming.
Coushatta-Nacogdoches Trace (or Natchitoches)
El Camino Real (California)
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
El Camino Viejo
Farm Highway completed 1696, from Boston Post Road Stratford, Connecticut, to Nichols, Connecticut.
Federal Road (Cherokee lands) from Athens, Georgia to Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee
Federal Road (Creek lands) from Fort Wilkinson (close to Milledgeville, Georgia, to Fort Stoddert (close to Mobile, Alabama)
Forbes Road established 1759, from Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania to Fort Bedford, Pennsylvania
Gaines Trace in the Mississippi Territory from near Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River to Cotton Gin Port on the upper Tombigbee River and on to Fort Stoddert on the lower Tombigbee
Great Wagon Road (Pennsylvania Wagon Road) from Pennsylvania to Georgia
Jackson's Military Road from Nashville to New Orleans
Memphis to Little Rock Road
Mormon Trail
Mullan Road from Fort Benton, Montana, to Walla Walla, Washington
Natchez Trace
National Road (Cumberland Road)
Oregon Trail
Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to southern California
Old Wire Road, from St. Louis, Missouri, to Fort Smith, Arkansas
Ozark Trail
San Antonio-El Paso Road
Santa Fe Trail
Siskiyou Trail
Southern Emigrant Trail
Southwest Trail, from St. Louis, Missouri, to Texarkana, Texas
Stockton - Los Angeles Road
Territorial Road of Michigan, from Detroit west to St. Joseph and Lake Michigan
Wilderness Road (Wilderness Trail) scouted by Daniel Boone from the Shenandoah Valley through the Cumberland Gap to the Ohio River




Indian routes


Catawba Path
Coushatta Trace
Coushatta-Nacogdoches Trace
Great Warrior Road
Natchitoches Trace, from Missouri River's mouth to Natchitoches, Louisiana
Nemacolin's Path
St. Joseph Indian Trail, Michigan
Tuscarora Path
Kittanning Path from Frankstown, Pennsylvania, through the Alleghenys to Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Vincennes Trace




Mail and passenger routes


Boston Post Road or King's Highway First ride to lay out Post Road January 1, 1673.
San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line (1857–1861) San Antonio, Texas to San Diego, California
Butterfield Overland Stage Route (1858–1861) St. Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California
Pony Express Route (1860–1862) Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California
Central Overland Route (1861–1869)




Gaps and passes


Apache Pass
Cumberland Gap
Cooke's Pass, Massacre Canyon
Dead Mans Pass
Delaware Water Gap
Donner Pass
Glorieta Pass
King's Highway (Charleston to Boston)
Kittanning Gap
Lemhi Pass
Lolo Pass
Monida Pass
Raton Pass
South Pass
Warner Pass




Cattle trails


Abilene Trail
Chisholm Trail
Goodnight-Loving Trail
Texas Road (Shawnee Trail)




Early motor routes


The Good Roads Movement established in May 1860 agitated for better roads for bicyclists. At the turn of the 20th century, interest in the bicycle began to wane in the face of increasing interest in automobiles. In 1913 the Lincoln Highway Association was formed to plan and promote and sign a highway suitable for automobiles using existing roads from Times Square in New York City to San Francisco, California. This was a success and was followed by the development of named auto trails throughout North America. Most of these were subsequently converted to numbered highways.




See also


National Historic Trail
Route 66
Potawatomi Trail of Death
State wildlife trails (United States)
Trail of Tears
Turnpike




Notes






External links


Migration Routes, Roads & Trails, Cyndi's List
Trading Path Association
The Wilderness Road

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