North Coast Road (Java)

Part of Java North Coast highway aerial view.

The North Coast Road (Indonesian: Jalur Pantai Utara (Jalur Pantura)) is a road 1,430 km in length,[1] that connects Cilegon and Banyuwangi along the northern coast of Java, particularly between Jakarta and Surabaya.

Most of Java's north coast road was built during the reign of governor-general Herman Willem Daendels (1808–1811) and was originally known as the Great Post Road (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Pos Dutch: De Grote Postweg).[2]

  1. ^ UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Asian Highway Database [1] Access date 29 March 2009
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica: Herman Willem Daendels [2] Access date 29 March 2009