post road

(formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.

a road or route over which mail is carried.

Origin of post road

First recorded in 1650–60

But, from this has been inferred the power and duty of carrying the mail along the post-road, from one post-office to another.

The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 |Albert J. Beveridge
On the other side there are many Russian villages, for the post-road is on that side.

Condemned as a Nihilist |George Alfred Henty
Instead, as the sound unmistakably indicated, it came on down the post-road.

The Continental Dragoon |Robert Neilson Stephens
The family residence is situated near the post-road leading to Rye, at a short distance from the river.

Homes of American Statesmen |Various

Baird noted her manner, and launched into an account of Garvin's trial trip down the Post-Road.

Nobody's Child |Elizabeth Dejeans

post road

a road or route over which post is carried and along which post houses were formerly sited