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Encyclopedia > The Royal Highway

The first highway of the world was built by the Persians and was called The Royal Highway (Râh-i Shâhi) which connected the Persian royal city of Susa to Lydia.


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The Royal Couple watched a performance by the White Buffalo Dancers and Drummers Society and listened to a performance by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Senator Tommy Banks on the piano, Jens Lindemann on jazz trumpet and the Black Pioneer Heritage Singers.
At 260 kilometres, the highway is the longest continuous stretch of road named after a monarch in Canada and the only Canadian highway named for Her Majesty (the Queen Elizabeth Way in Ontario is named for the Queen Mother).
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Today the route of the Royal Highway is marked by a series of cast iron bells, which can be clearly seen at 2-mile intervals along Highway 101.
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