18th century wooden road uncovered in SE Poland

18th century wooden road found in SE Poland

 From The History Blog

Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved stretch of a late 17th or early 18th century wooden road in Jarosław, southeastern Poland. At 100 feet long, it is one of the longest wooden roads ever discovered in what is now Poland.

The remains were discovered in February during an archaeological exploration of the site of planned sewer work in the historic center of the city. The road led to a gate in the city walls opening west towards Kraków. It was part of a 250-mile route connecting Bielsko Biała to Lviv in modern-day Ukraine. It was a dirt road, except for the section inside Jarosław.

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61529

(In World War II, invading Germans and defending Russians depended on corduroy roads in swamp areas near then-Leningrad and the Pripet Marshes.)