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.

The most part of Java north coast road was built during the reign of governor-general of the Dutch East Indies 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