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Post road
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<p>A post road is a <a href="/facts/Road/3aadH4s3">road</a> designated for the transportation of <a href="/facts/Postal_mail/qF0nv7t9">postal mail</a>. In past centuries, only major towns had a <a href="/facts/Post_house_(historical_building)/JyUtgVQw">post house</a> and the roads used by <a href="/facts/Post_riders/zYM8Wpxs">post riders</a> or <a href="/facts/Mail_coach/uAI7lN9V">mail coaches</a> to carry mail among them were particularly important ones or, due to the special attention given them, became so. In various centuries and countries, <i>post road</i> became more or less equivalent to main road, <a href="/facts/Royal_Road_(disambiguation)/Yz5DWKoQ">royal road</a>, or highway. The 20th century spread of postal service blurred the distinction. </p>