Military Road
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Australia
- Military Road, part of Route 39, Melbourne
- Military Road on the North Shore of Sydney Harbour, to connect with the military installations on Middle Head
- Military Road, off Wanneroo Road just north of Yanchep National ParkYanchep National ParkYanchep is a national park in Western Australia , north of Perth. The park is noted for its caves, native bush and koala colonies. It also offers cultural educational programmes offered in partnership with the local Nyoongar aboriginal people....
, Western Australia - Military Road, Adelaide, running parallel to the coast, between Fort LargsFort Largs Police AcademyFort Largs is historic defence facility in the seaside suburb of Taperoo near Port Adelaide, approximately north west of Adelaide's centre. Today Fort Largs survives in greatly modified condition from its original state...
and Henley Beach SouthHenley Beach South, South AustraliaHenley Beach South is a suburb in Adelaide within the City of Charles Sturt local council area. Henley Beach South is south of Henley Beach and south-west of Fulham. Henley Beach Primary School is located in the suburb of Henley Beach South.-References:...
, and extending south of the River TorrensRiver TorrensThe River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
through West BeachWest Beach, South AustraliaWest Beach is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Charles Sturt and the City of West Torrens.-History:...
to the PatawalongaPatawalonga RiverThe Patawalonga River is a short river that was, before European settlement, a tidal estuary...
Georgia
- Georgian Military RoadGeorgian Military RoadThe Georgian Military Road is the historic name for a major route through the Caucasus from Georgia to Russia. Alternative routes across the mountains include the Ossetian Military Road and the Transkam.-Route:...
, between Tbilisi (Georgia) and Vladikavkaz (Russia), following the traditional route used by invaders and traders
Ireland
- Military Road (R115)R115 roadThe R115 road is a regional road in counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. It follows the Military Road for its entire length. The R115 is long; the full length of the Military Road is...
, built in the wake of the 1798 Irish rebellion to give British forces access to the Wicklow Hills where many Irish rebels sought refuge.
United Kingdom
- Any of numerous roads constructed throughout the Scottish Highlands by General Wade or Major William Caulfeild in the middle of the 18th century aimed at suppressing the Jacobite rebellion.
- A section of the A3055 roadA3055 roadThe A3055 is an A-Class Road on the Isle of Wight in Southern England. It forms the Southern portion of the circular around-the-Island A-class loop, the northern section being the A3054...
road built as part of the regional fortificationPalmerston FortsThe Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures, around the coast of Britain.The forts were built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, following concerns about the strength of the French Navy, and...
on the Isle of Wight in the late 19th Century. - Military Road (Northumberland), a local name for a portion of the B6318 road between Heddon-on-the-WallHeddon-on-the-WallHeddon-on-the-Wall is a village just outside Throckley, Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly nine miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne...
to GreenheadGreenhead, NorthumberlandGreenhead is a village in Northumberland, England. The village is on the Military Road , about from Chollerford, from Haltwhistle and from Brampton, Cumbria along the A69 road. The A69 road bypasses the village, but until the 1980s all vehicular traffic passed through the village. The village...
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United States
- Jackson's Military RoadJackson's Military RoadJackson's Military Road was a route from Nashville, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana. After the War of 1812, it was improved with federal funds, and it was named after Andrew Jackson.-Construction:...
, a route from Nashville, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana. The route later became part of the Jackson Highway - Military Road (Arlington, Virginia)Military Road (Arlington, Virginia)Military Road is a four-lane arterial road approximately in length in Arlington County, Virginia. It runs primarily in a north-south direction, with its northern terminus at North Old Glebe Road near Virginia State Route 120 and its southern terminus at U.S. Route 29. Military Road turns into...
, an American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
road built in Arlington County, Virginia, in 1861 which is now a major north-south thoroughfare. - Military Road in the state of MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, which runs between U.S. Route 127U.S. Route 127U.S. Route 127 is a long north–south United States highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 near Grayling, Michigan...
and Camp GraylingCamp GraylingCamp Grayling, near Grayling, is located primarily in Crawford County, Michigan, and spreads over three counties. Camp Grayling is the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is the largest National Guard training facility in the nation....
. - Military Road in the state of Michigan near the city of Port Huron.
- Military Road (New Jersey)Military Road (New Jersey)The Military Road was a roadway built in the present-day U.S. state of New Jersey during the French and Indian War connecting Elizabethtown with a string of fortifications along the Delaware River in modern Sussex and Warren Counties in northwestern New Jersey...
, the route from Elizabeth, New Jersey to fortifications built in 1755-1756 along the Delaware River during the French and Indian War - New York State Route 265New York State Route 265New York State Route 265 is a state highway located in the western part of New York in the United States. NY 265 is a north–south route that roughly parallels the western parts of the Niagara River in Erie County and Niagara County...
, the Military Road located in Erie County, New York and Niagara County, New York, built for the War of 1812 - Military Road (Omaha)Military Road (Omaha)Military Road is a central thoroughfare located in Omaha, Nebraska. A segment of the road located at the junction of West 82nd and Fort Streets was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993...
, a segment of which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places - Military Road (Washington, D.C.), an American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
road built in the northwest quadrant of the District of Columbia, and now a parkway.